2021 ottawa Season

Distance	Route	Starting time	Starting location
40 Populaire	Carleton Place Ottawa	Sat March 27 2021 10:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
60 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat April 3 2021 10:00	Osgoode Community Centre, Osgoode
71 Populaire	Almonte Ottawa	Sat April 10 2021 10:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
90 Populaire	Maple Syrup and Dirt Ottawa	Sat April 17 2021 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Sharbot Lake Ottawa	Sat April 24 2021 07:00	Appleton Park and Ride
200 Brevet	Merrickville Ottawa	Sat May 1 2021 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
110 Populaire	Kemptville Ottawa	Sat May 8 2021 08:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
133 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat May 22 2021 08:00	Osgoode Community Centre (Arena), 5660 Main St, Osgoode
300 Brevet	Buckshot Lake Ottawa	Sat May 29 2021 06:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
300 Brevet	Animalathon Ottawa	Sat June 5 2021 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
119 Populaire	Tatlock Ottawa	Sat June 12 2021 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
400 Brevet	Frontenac Ottawa	Sat June 19 2021 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
600 Brevet	Kingston Ottawa	Sat June 26 2021 05:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
1000 Brevet	Coureur de Bois Ottawa	Sat July 3 2021 05:00	Hornet's Nest, 1660 Bearbrook Road, Gloucester
200 Brevet	Almonte Chenaux Ottawa	Sat July 10 2021 06:00	Almonte Curling Club, 160 Bridge St., Almonte, Ontario
300 Brevet	Gravelly Animalathon Ottawa	Sat July 24 2021 06:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
67 Populaire	Alice Ottawa	Sat July 31 2021 08:00	Britannia Park and Beach, 2805 Carling Ave,Ottawa, ON K2B 8K6
71 Populaire	Almonte Ottawa	Sat August 7 2021 08:00	Carp Road Park & Ride, Carp Rd and Westbrooke Rd, Stittsville
400 Brevet	Foymount Ottawa	Sat August 7 2021 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
110 Populaire	Kemptville Ottawa	Sat August 14 2021 07:00	Carp Rd Park & Ride, Carp Rd and Westbrooke Rd, Stittsville
600 Brevet	Kingston Ottawa	Sat August 21 2021 05:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
117 Populaire	Mississippi Ottawa	Sat August 28 2021 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
133 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat September 4 2021 07:00	Osgoode Community Centre, 5660 Osgoode Main St, Osgoode, ON K0A 2W0
200 Brevet	Almonte Chenaux Ottawa	Sat September 11 2021 07:00	Almonte Curling Club, 160 Bridge St., Almonte, Ontario
200 Brevet	Sharbot Lake Ottawa	Sat September 25 2021 07:00	Appleton Sideroad Park and Ride, ON-7 and Appleton Sideroad

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...