2022 ottawa Season

Distance	Route	Starting time	Starting location
40 Populaire	Carleton Place Ottawa	Sat March 19 2022 10:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
60 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat March 26 2022 10:00	Osgoode Community Centre, Osgoode
119 Populaire	Tatlock Ottawa	Sat April 2 2022 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Maberly Ottawa	Sat April 9 2022 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
90 Populaire	Maple Syrup and Dirt Ottawa	Sat April 16 2022 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Merrickville Ottawa	Sat April 23 2022 07:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
110 Brevet	Kemptville Ottawa	Sat April 30 2022 08:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
300 Brevet	Buckshot Lake Ottawa	Sat May 7 2022 06:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
110 Populaire	Wakefield Ottawa	Sat May 14 2022 08:00	Bate Island Park (just off the Champlain Bridge)
400 Brevet	Frontenac Ottawa	Sat May 28 2022 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
200 Brevet	Sharbot Lake Ottawa	Sat June 4 2022 07:00	Appleton Sideroad Park and Ride, ON-7 and Appleton Sideroad
300 Brevet	Animalathon Ottawa	Sat June 11 2022 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
117 Populaire	Mississippi Ottawa	Sat June 18 2022 08:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
600 Brevet	Kingston Ottawa	Sat June 25 2022 05:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
400 Brevet	Foymount Ottawa	Sat July 9 2022 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
200 Brevet	Almonte Chenaux Ottawa	Sat July 16 2022 07:00	Almonte Curling Club, 160 Bridge St., Almonte, Ontario
600 Brevet	Ottawa Placid Ottawa	Sat July 23 2022 05:00	Hornets Nest Soccer Park, 1662 Bearbrook Rd. Gloucester, ON K1B 1C4 NO PARKING
133 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat August 6 2022 08:00	Osgoode Community Centre
1000 Brevet	Coureur de Bois Ottawa	Sat August 13 2022 05:00	Hornets Nest Soccer Park, 1662 Bearbrook Rd. Gloucester NO PARKING ON SITE
200 Brevet	Deliverance Ottawa	Sat August 20 2022 07:00	Almonte Curling Club, 160 Bridge St, Almonte, ON
200 Brevet	AGM Chenaux Ottawa	Sat September 10 2022 07:00	Holiday Inn Ottawa Kanata, 101 Kanata Ave.

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 ...