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  • Quilchena Hotel and General Store

    Douglas Lake Loop – Permanent #46

    By Bob Goodison

    Bob tackled P#46 – Counterclockwise – There was a mule deer counting…

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  • Squaam Bay - Permanent #47

    Squaam Bay – Permanent #47

    By Bob Goodison

    Total length is now 208 km, although I recorded 215 due to trying unsuccessfully to find a better way to Shuswap Road.

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  • 2027 BC Randonneurs Club Executive

    2026 Annual General Meeting

    By Eric Fergusson

    2027 BC Randonneurs Executive Committee at the AGM inTsawwassen

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  • Bob Goodison rode P#246 on October 1, 2026

    “Lumpy” – Permanent Brevet #246

    By Bob Goodison

    Just for fun I rode an old mountain bike with butterfly bars- great everywhere but in the headwind.

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  • PBP 1979 - John Wayne, Gerry, Dan

    Gerry Pareja Dies – Memorial October 15

    By Barry Monaghan

    Gerry Pareja Memorial Details

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  • Dara Poon at the Cultus Lake Salmon Research Facility

    A long ride to the AGM

    By Dara Poon

    A 1500 km bikepacking journey tracing the lifeblood of BC

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  • Agricultural skyline

    Vancouver-Vancouver-Vancouver

    By Murray Tough

    If you don’t like the landscape you are riding through—keep going—there is a new one just around the corner. Vancouver-Vancouver-Vancouver. As the name suggests, we started in the city. An early start allowed us to make good time with very little traffic. We passed through…

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  • Staples in the tire

    DNF on TCH in H2O on the LM Summer 600

    By Eric Fergusson

    Rain and staples combine for a dramatic 600 for Eric.

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  • Eric's Bike at finish - JJ Bean

    Close Call on the August 200

    By Eric Fergusson

    At 41st and Ontario, Eric had exactly 10 minutes to the time limit….

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  • The view in Courtenay

    VI-1000 Pre-ride

    By Murray Tough

    Murray joins organizer Gord on a gorgeous pre-ride of the Vancouver Island 1000

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  • Dara Poon at Alouette Lake South Beach

    Elfmerentocht 400

    By Dara Poon

    Dara’s pre-ride video explains the concept of the route and discusses some aspects of geography and history related to the eleven lakes on the circuit.

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  • View across the Straight of Juan De Fuca

    All Around the Circle (pre-ride)

    By Murray Tough

    A 400 km is a long ride. I started with the line from Robert Frost’s poem in on my mind: And miles to go before I can sleep Aside from its length, the two things that stand out about this ride are the scenery and…

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  • Riders at the start

    Interior 200: Ogopogo Trails

    By Barry Chase & Bob Koen

    Fourteen head to the interior to ride in the warm spring sunshine

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  • Permanent #243: Beaches Beer and Ferries

    By Barry Monaghan

    Barry does his first permanent in 15 months.

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  • Minutes 5 March 2026

    By Anna Bonga

    5 Mar 2026 In Attendance (via Google Meet): Mike Hagen Colin Fingler Anna Bonga Dara Poon Vincent Deslauriers Murray Tough Peter Stary Regrets: Deirdre Arscott Agenda Acceptance of agenda: 1st: Colin, 2nd: Mike: accepted Minutes:  Approval of Feb minutes: accepted: 1st: Colin; 2nd:  Anna: accepted…

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  • View south

    Sidney Veloce

    By Murray Tough

    How do you fit 300 km into a small area?

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  • Riding by the 9 O'Clock Gun, Stanley Park

    Coasts and Fjords 200 km

    By Murray Tough

    A grey spring day for a tour of Vancouver highlights

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  • Train against fields

    Lower Mainland Early Bird 200

    By Murray Tough

    It was a clear, calm…and crisp start

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  • Four happy cyclists

    LM Early Bird 200 km

    By Alex Troy

    Great route, great group of riders, would definitely ride again!

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  • Clean up crew

    Spring Social

    By Vanessa Cowley

    On Saturday, March 7, about 20 people or so, casseroles and home baking in hand, arrived at Mike and Anna’s front door to enjoy some good company and a few laughs. Members from across the decades including a few new faces swapped tales and caught…

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  • LM Populaire riders

    LM Pre-Season Populaire

    By Deirdre Arscott

    Riders enjoyed fantastic conditions on an early season 100 km Populaire

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  • Screenshots of the old and new websites

    New Website!

    By BCR Website Development Team

    We have launched the new club website — the culmination of just over a year’s work! Design goals Our old website has served us well for decades, but needed to be redeveloped for the needs of 2026 and beyond. Among our goals are: A common…

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