
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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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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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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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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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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We’ve silently launched a new website. This has been the culmination of just over a year’s work, and we hope you enjoy it! Thanks so much to the team: Deirdre, […]
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I had not really planned to ride it Thursday, but when I got up there was barely a trace of new snow and the forecast was dry for the rest of the day.
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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 […]
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What a ride, what a route! I have ridden literally dozens and dozens of different 200 km brevets and the Courtenay 200 rates as one of the very best routes […]
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Warmest congratulations to Audax Japan on this important milestone. Back in June 2001, the BC Randonneurs played a part in the development of Audax Japan. An entourage of six representatives […]
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“If you aren’t living on the edge then you are taking up too much space”— Steven Hunt I seem to have gotten a reputation for living on the edge with […]
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It was a perfect day on the PoCo Alouette 100k Grando (56k of gravel). Four riders went ahead and the other 11 stayed together for the entire ride. The two […]
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BC Randonneurs Annual Team Event Ride Dates: May 2–4, 2025 Design a route — build a team—join a team — come for brunch! There is still time to sign up for […]
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