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  • Refreshments at Mike and Anna's

    March 7 Potluck Social

    By Mike Hagen

    Mike and Anna welcome everyone to a potluck social: members, friends, and anyone curious about BC Randonneurs. Saturday, March 7th, 6:00 pm Please RSVP to for their address in […]

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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 […]

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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

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  • 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 […]

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  • View of lake

    Squaam Bay

    By Bob Goodison

    I finished the Squaam Bay permanent in 9:31. I moved the start to my house, which should have shortened it, but the 4-laning of Hwy 1 at Pritchard means that the Pritchard Store- control # 2- is now off route. Total distance was 213.6km.

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  • At the start of the brevet on August 9: Dave King with Chris Cullum, Andrew Rapier, Nigel Press, Paul van Wersch, and Dara Poon.

    Lillooet Swingset Loop

    By Andrew Hartline

    The Lillooet loop presents itself clearly to a Vancouver-area cyclist looking for interesting places to ride. It is a very obvious loop because its upper section, the Duffey Lake Road, is the only paved route north of Highway 7 from the Sea to Sky Corridor…

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  • 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 […]

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  • Over to the Light Side…

    By Eric Fergusson

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

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  • Farmstrong

    Lance Farmstrong

    By Bob Goodison

    Permanent Brevet #252, 203 km

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  • Karen Smith Perma Light 15 Jan 26

    Perma Light Bridal Falls

    By Karen Smith

    Perma Light #248, 103 km

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  • Shuswap Shorelines

    Shuswap Shorelines

    By Bob Goodison

    Permanent #221, 200 km

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  • 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 […]

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  • Nicholas Fairweather

    2025 Season Stats

    By Eric Fergusson

    Some club stats and award highlights from 2025

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  • Minutes 6 Nov 2025

    By Anna Bonga

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  • October Perma Light

    By Karen Smith

    Random randonneurs in the wild

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