2019 ottawa Season

Distance	Route	Starting time	Starting location
40 Populaire	Carleton Place Ottawa	Sat March 23 2019 10:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
60 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat March 30 2019 10:00	Osgoode Community Centre, Osgoode
100 Populaire	Maple Syrup Ottawa	Sat April 6 2019 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Maberly Ottawa	Sat April 13 2019 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
117 Populaire	Mississippi Ottawa	Sat April 20 2019 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Chenaux Ottawa	Sat April 27 2019 07:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
300 Brevet	Animalathon Ottawa	Sat May 4 2019 06:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
300 Brevet	Vennachar Ottawa	Sat May 11 2019 06:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
400 Brevet	Frontenac Ottawa	Sat May 25 2019 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
400 Brevet	Foymount Ottawa	Sat June 1 2019 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
600 Brevet	Kingston Ottawa	Sat June 8 2019 05:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
600 Brevet	Barrys Bay Ottawa	Sat June 15 2019 05:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
160 Populaire	Siberia Ottawa	Sat June 22 2019 08:00	Four Season's Park, Hardwood Lake
200 Brevet	Deliverance Ottawa	Sat June 29 2019 07:00	Almonte Curling Club, 182 Bridge St., Mississippi Mills
133 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat July 6 2019 08:00	Osgoode Community Centre, Osgoode
200 Brevet	South Lavant Ottawa	Sat July 13 2019 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
118 Populaire	Storyland Ottawa	Sat July 20 2019 08:00	Kinburn Community Centre, 5670 Carp Road, Kinburn
300 Brevet	Matawatchan Ottawa	Sat July 27 2019 06:00	Sword Inn, 146 Hastings St. N, Bancroft
200 Brevet	Elephant Lake Ottawa	Sun July 28 2019 06:00	Sword Inn, 146 Hastings St. N, Bancroft
200 Brevet	Burnstown Cafe Ottawa	Sat August 10 2019 07:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
106 Populaire	Into the Wilburness Ottawa	Sat September 7 2019 08:00	Conc Rd 6C Lanark, Middelville
110 Populaire	Wakefield Ottawa	Sat September 21 2019 08:00	Bate Island, Champlain Bridge, Ottawa
200 Brevet	Chenaux Ottawa	Sat September 28 2019 07:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville

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...