2017 ottawa Season

Distance	Route	Starting time	Starting location
40 Populaire	Carleton Place Ottawa	Sat March 4 2017 09:00	Ashton
60 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat March 11 2017 09:00	Osgoode
67 Populaire	Alice Ottawa	Sat March 18 2017 09:00	Britannia Park
110 Populaire	Rockland Ottawa	Sat March 25 2017 08:00	Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway - P7
100 Populaire	Maple Syrup Ottawa	Sat April 1 2017 08:00	Ashton
200 Brevet	Maberly Ottawa	Sat April 8 2017 07:00	Ashton
119 Populaire	Tatlock Ottawa	Sat April 15 2017 09:00	Ashton
200 Brevet	South Lavant Ottawa	Sat April 22 2017 07:00	Ashton
117 Populaire	Mississippi Ottawa	Sat April 29 2017 07:00	Ashton
300 Brevet	Vennachar Ottawa	Sat May 6 2017 06:00	Stittsville
300 Brevet	Animalathon Ottawa	Sat May 13 2017 06:00	Stittsville
133 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat May 27 2017 07:00	Osgoode
400 Brevet	Westport Ottawa	Sat June 3 2017 05:00	Carleton University Parking Lot P-2
400 Brevet	Foymount Ottawa	Sat June 10 2017 05:00	Stittsville
600 Brevet	Kingston Ottawa	Sat June 17 2017 05:00	Britannia Park
600 Brevet	Placid Ottawa	Sat June 24 2017 05:00	Cornwall
1000 Brevet	Coureur de Bois Ottawa	Sat July 1 2017 05:00	Hornets Nest Soccer park
118 Populaire	Storyland Ottawa	Sat July 8 2017 07:00	Kinburn
119 Populaire	Tatlock Ottawa	Sat July 15 2017 07:00	Ashton
186 Populaire	Elphin Ottawa	Sat July 22 2017 07:00	Ashton
200 Brevet	Chenaux Ottawa	Sat July 29 2017 06:00	Stittsville
300 Brevet	Bancroft Ottawa	Sat August 12 2017 06:00	Bancroft
200 Brevet	Elephant Lake Ottawa	Sun August 13 2017 06:00	Bancroft
110 Populaire	Rockland Ottawa	Sat September 9 2017 08:00	Sir George-Étienne Cartier Parkway - P7
200 Brevet	Newboro Ottawa	Sat September 16 2017 07:00	Ashton
90 Populaire	Maple Syrup and Dirt Ottawa	Sat September 30 2017 08:00	Ashton

About us

Randonneurs Ontario is an ultra-distance cycling club. We've been riding long distance rides from of Toronto and southern Ontario since 1982.

Randonneurs Ontario is affiliated with the Audax Club Parisien, the parent organization governing the qualification of riders wishing to participate in the 1200K Paris - Brest - Paris Randonnee. The club is also affiliated with Les Randonneurs Mondiaux, which provides recognition for brevets other than Paris - Brest - Paris that are longer than 1000K.

Recent member reports

Riding Among Us: Remembering Allan Jackson

There are moments in any sport that remind us how precious — and fragile — life is. For our randonneuring community, the passing of Allan Jackson is one such moment. Peter Leiss recently shared a Toronto Star story about Allan. He was a fellow cyclist, someone that Peggy and Peter had the pleasure of riding with. Tragically, Allan passed away while riding to see his doctor. Earlier that day, he had been shoveling snow and felt unwell; on his way to the appointment, he apparently suffered a heart attack. Although we may not all have known Allan personally, his story speaks to us all — as cyclis...

Ride Your Own Ride and Other Lies – By Michel Hébert

“The truth is, no one rides their own ride. Not all the way through.” As published on Michel’s blog: Cadence and Consequence Photo from the Start of Heaven and Hill 600k brevet – the first Ride of the 2025 Devil Week What Randonneurs Owe Each Other June 16, 2025 We were lounging in the shade, watching ships slide up the St. Clair River like they had somewhere important to be. Fred, dressed in dark sunglasses and a face-shielding nose piece, looked like Batman between gigs. “You either DNF a hero,” he growled, “or ride long enough to become the villain.” That was at kilometer 150, well be...