2024 ottawa Season

Distance	Route	Starting time	Starting location
40 Populaire	Carleton Place Ottawa	Sat March 16 2024 10:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
60 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat March 23 2024 10:00	Osgoode Community Centre, Osgoode
119 Populaire	Tatlock Ottawa	Sat March 30 2024 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Morrisburg Ottawa	Sat April 6 2024 07:00	Brewer Park
90 Populaire	Maple Syrup and Dirt Ottawa	Sat April 13 2024 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Maberly Ottawa	Sat April 20 2024 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
70 Populaire	Gatineau Ottawa	Sat April 27 2024 08:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
300 Brevet	Buckshot Lake Ottawa	Sat May 4 2024 06:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
133 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat May 11 2024 08:00	Osgoode Community Centre, Osgoode
400 Brevet	Westport-Parham Ottawa	Sat May 25 2024 05:00	Brewer Park
300 Brevet	Animalathon Ottawa	Sat June 1 2024 06:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
300 Brevet	Narrows Locks Ottawa	Sat June 8 2024 06:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
117 Populaire	Mississippi Ottawa	Sat June 15 2024 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
600 Brevet	Kingston Ottawa	Sat June 22 2024 05:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
600 Brevet	Madawaska Ottawa	Sat July 6 2024 05:00	Ash Grove Inn, 42524 Combermere Rd, Barry's Bay, ON K0J 1B0
400 Brevet	Foymount Ottawa	Sat July 13 2024 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
110 Populaire	Kemptville Ottawa	Sat July 20 2024 08:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
600 Brevet	Cornwall Placid Ottawa	Sat July 27 2024 06:00	Tim Horton's, 1233 Brookdale Ave, Cornwall
200 Brevet	Almonte Chenaux Ottawa	Mon July 29 2024 07:00	Almonte Curling Club, 160 Bridge St., Almonte, Ontario
200 Brevet	Deliverance Ottawa	Sat August 10 2024 07:00	Almonte Curling Club, 160 Bridge St., Almonte, Ontario
1000 Brevet	Coureur de Bois Ottawa	Sat August 17 2024 05:00	Hornet's Nest, 1660 Bearbrook Road, Gloucester
200 Brevet	Dirty Prior Ottawa	Sat August 24 2024 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	AGM Chenaux Ottawa	Sun September 8 2024 07:00	Holiday Inn & Suites 101 Kanata Ave., Kanata
67 Populaire	Alice Ottawa	Sat November 16 2024 10:00	Britannia Park

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 ...