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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

    Posted

  • Birthday cake for Manfred

    Celebrating Manfred

    By Vanessa Cowley

    A shortened August Populaire to celebrate Manfred’s 85th

    Posted

  • Oliver Lake Rec site

    Not a Randonneur Event – BC Epic 1000 2026

    By Bob Goodison

    Its not a Randonneur event, but 1000km across southeast BC deserves inclusion.

    Posted

  • Sailboats on the bay

    VI Summer 300 ’26 edition – never has fast food tasted so good!

    By BC Randonneurs

    Lex decides that fast food may have its place in his dietary intake.

    Posted

  • lake and mountains and clouds

    P-L-P (Pemberton – Lillooet – Pemberton)

    By Dan Parke

    Dan Parke shares his experience on a solo permanent ride between Pemberton & Lillooet

    Posted

  • New criteria option for the BC-12 Award

    By Eric Fergusson

    There are now two ways to qualify for the BC-12 Award. Option 1: A rider must complete 12 permanents or ACP sanctioned brevets (or flèche/trace) in a each of 12 consecutive months. The starting point can be in any month.[This is our current BC-12 criteria, and…

    Posted

  • Murray Tough on London Edinburgh London 2025

    London Edinburgh London

    By Murray Tough

    It’s Friday afternoon. LEL starts in just eight days. Our flight to London leaves tomorrow. I went for my last long ride and then started to disassemble my bike. The first thing I did was change gears to make removing the back wheel easy. That’s…

    Posted

  • 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…

    Posted

  • Decor

    Over to the Light Side…

    By Eric Fergusson

    How I was Seduced by the Light Side of the Perma Force

    Posted

  • Farmstrong

    Lance Farmstrong

    By Bob Goodison

    Permanent Brevet #252, 203 km

    Posted

  • Karen Smith Perma Light 15 Jan 26

    Perma Light Bridal Falls

    By Karen Smith

    Perma Light #248, 103 km

    Posted

  • Shuswap Shorelines

    Shuswap Shorelines

    By Bob Goodison

    Permanent #221, 200 km

    Posted

  • Clarifying the rules for rides

    By Dara Poon, for the BC Randonneurs directors

    For greater clarity, the BC Randonneurs club is revising the rules for rides… by “eliminating” them! It has always been the case that ACP-sanctioned brevets are governed by the ACP’s rules, as per the club’s ACP partnership agreement. The old club website’s twelve rules, while…

    Posted

  • Minutes 5 Feb 2026

    By Anna Bonga

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

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  • Melissa riding her bike

    Remembering Melissa Haynes

    By Kim Anderson, Elizabeth Haynes, Jessie Haynes, Jocelyn Lyman, and Leslie Haynes

    Obituary by her sisters and friend

    Posted

  • Nicholas Fairweather

    2025 Season Stats

    By Eric Fergusson

    Some club stats and award highlights from 2025

    Posted

  • Minutes 6 Nov 2025

    By Anna Bonga

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  • October Perma Light

    By Karen Smith

    Random randonneurs in the wild

    Posted

  • Minutes 7 Aug 2025

    By Anna Bonga

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