2020 ottawa Season

Distance	Route	Starting time	Starting location
40 Populaire	Carleton Place Ottawa	Sat March 28 2020 10:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
60 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat April 4 2020 10:00	Osgoode Community Centre, Osgoode
90 Populaire	Maple Syrup and Dirt Ottawa	Sat April 18 2020 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Maberly Ottawa	Sat April 25 2020 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Merrickville Ottawa	Sat May 2 2020 07:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
110 Populaire	Kemptville Ottawa	Sat May 9 2020 08:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
133 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat May 23 2020 08:00	Osgoode Community Centre, Osgoode
300 Brevet	Vennachar Ottawa	Sat May 30 2020 06:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
300 Brevet	Animalathon Ottawa	Sat June 6 2020 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
186 Populaire	Elphin Ottawa	Sat June 13 2020 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
400 Brevet	Frontenac Ottawa	Sat June 20 2020 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
600 Brevet	Kingston Ottawa	Sat June 27 2020 05:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
1000 Brevet	Coureur de Bois Ottawa	Sat July 4 2020 05:00	Hornet's Nest, 1660 Bearbrook Road, Gloucester
200 Brevet	Newboro Ottawa	Sat July 11 2020 07:00	Cavanagh Community Centre, Ashton
400 Brevet	Foymount Ottawa	Sat July 25 2020 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
200 Brevet	South Lavant Ottawa	Sat August 8 2020 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
600 Brevet	Placid Ottawa	Sat August 8 2020 05:00	Tim Horton's, 1233 Brookdale Ave, Cornwall
300 Brevet	Buckshot Lake Ottawa	Sat August 15 2020 06:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Deliverance Ottawa	Sat September 5 2020 07:00	Almonte Curling Club, 160 Bridge St, Almonte, ON
200 Brevet	Chenaux Ottawa	Sat September 12 2020 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...