2017 toronto Season

Distance	Route	Starting time	Starting location
23 Populaire	New Years Toronto	Sun January 1 2017 10:00	Danforth
60 Populaire	Rouge Ramble Toronto	Sat March 18 2017 10:00	Danforth
75 Populaire	Concord Bradford Toronto	Sat March 25 2017 10:00	Concord
110 Populaire	Uxbridge Ice Classic Toronto	Sat April 1 2017 10:00	Steeles and Don Mill
135 Populaire	Concord Belfountain Toronto	Sat April 8 2017 10:00	Concord
130 Populaire	Erin Mills Erin Toronto	Sun April 16 2017 09:00	Erin Mills
200 Brevet	Gentle Start Oakville Toronto	Sun April 23 2017 08:00	Oakville
200 Brevet	Markham Woodville Toronto	Sat April 29 2017 09:00	Markham
300 Brevet	Hills Villes and Valleys Toronto	Sat May 6 2017 06:00	Concord
200 Brevet	Urban Start Toronto	Sat May 13 2017 08:00	Etobicoke
400 Brevet	Georgian Triangle Toronto	Sat May 27 2017 06:00	Concord
200 Brevet	Scugog Circle Toronto	Sun June 4 2017 08:00	Rouge Hill
600 Brevet	Tour of Southwestern Ontario Toronto	Sat June 10 2017 06:00	Erin Mills
300 Brevet	Lakes and Vines Toronto	Sat June 17 2017 06:00	Erin Mills
400 Brevet	Old 400 Toronto	Sat June 24 2017 06:00	Markham
200 Brevet	Grand River Toronto	Sun June 25 2017 08:00	Oakville
300 Brevet	Carden Plain Toronto	Sun July 9 2017 06:00	Markham
200 Brevet	Hills of Hockley Toronto	Sat July 15 2017 08:00	Concord
600 Brevet	Huron Shore Toronto	Sat July 22 2017 06:00	Markham
1000 Brevet	LOL Toronto	Sat August 5 2017 06:00	Erin Mills
200 Brevet	Niagara Ramble Toronto	Sun August 6 2017 08:00	Grimsby
200 Brevet	Tour of the Valleys Toronto	Sun August 20 2017 08:00	Oakville
200 Brevet	Big Chute Toronto	Sun September 3 2017 08:00	Barrie
300 Brevet	Erin Mills New Hamburg Toronto	Sun September 24 2017 06:00	Erin Mills
200 Brevet	Castle Toronto	Sun October 1 2017 08:00	Grimsby
200 Brevet	Niagara Ramble Toronto	Sun October 22 2017 08:00	Grimsby

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

A tale of two Fleche Teams: Randonneurs Ontario Fleche 2023

This ride report is co-narrated by Fred Chagnon and JungAh Hong, two randonneurs representing each of the participating teams in the 2023 Randonneurs Ontario Fleche Event. In this event, two teams departed on the evening of Friday May 19th, and rode for 24 hours until the evening of Saturday May 20th. Though coming from opposite directions, the two teams would aim to meet at the predetermined destination of Belleville, Ontario. =-=-=-=-=- The Teams –=-=-=-=-= Fred, Marc, Brenda, Tim, Dave, Rob Team: Les Quintuplets de Belleville (Huron) Members: Fred Chagnon, Dave Cole, Marc Deshaies (SAG...

The Great Canada Bicycle Tour 600km brevet ride report by Martin Cooper

The Great Canada Bicycle Tour 600km Introduction On May 6-7 I participated in an amazing 600 km bicycle tour of southern Ontario first undertaken by the Chicago Bicycle Club in 1883. Of course, their ride pre-dated the invention of the inflatable tire and was done on heavy steel penny-farthing bicycles. While they spent more than one-week touring Ontario, we had to complete the same route in under 40 hours, including time spent stopping for food and sleep. In addition, the Chicago wheelmen were fully supported, while our ride was self-supported except for the overnight. The route began in ...