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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 months. The starting point can be in any month.[This is our current BC-12 criteria, and…

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  • 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

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  • Longtime webmaster Eric Fergusson

    Eric Fergusson, long-time webmaster, retires!

    By BC Randonneurs

    Thank you to Eric Fergusson from the Club

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  • Stephen Ciccarelli during Ripple Rock Blown Up 600

    Ripple Rock Blown Up 600

    By Stephen Ciccarelli

    How Steve Ciccarelli ended up visiting an emergency room

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  • Only the Good Die Young at the start of the 2026 Trace

    2026 Fleche and Trace

    By BC Randonneurs

    Teams gather for the start of the Fleche and Trace.

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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 first thing I did was change gears to make removing the back wheel easy. That’s…

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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 rules, as per the club’s ACP partnership agreement. The old club website’s twelve rules, while…

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  • 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

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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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  • Minutes 7 Aug 2025

    By Anna Bonga

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  • 2025 AGM, 5 October 2025

    By Anna Bonga

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  • Bob Goodison's bike at a Petro Canada station

    S F K Clockwise

    By Bob Goodison

    I rode the Sorrento Kamloops Falkland clockwise on November 2. I took the fast bike (1985ish Concorde I paid $36 for) just for something different. I ran into icy road shoulders between Chase and Monte Creek, then had a few mechanicals on Barnhartvale

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  • 2025 AGM at Coast Tsawwassen Inn

    Annual General Meeting 2025

    By Eric Fergusson

    21 members attended the 2025 Brunch and AGM in person at the Coast Tsawwassen Inn, and another 7 attended using GoogleMeet. The meeting was emceed by outgoing club President Mike Hagen. Meeting minutes are available. I finished the Squaam Bay permanent.

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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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