2025 ottawa Season

Distance	Route	Starting time	Starting location
40 Populaire	Carleton Place Ottawa	Sat March 29 2025 10:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
60 Populaire	Osgoode Ottawa	Sat April 5 2025 10:00	Osgoode Community Centre, Osgoode
119 Populaire	Tatlock Ottawa	Sat April 12 2025 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Morrisburg Ottawa	Sat April 19 2025 07:00	Brewer Park
98 Populaire	Maple Syrup and Gravel Ottawa	Sat April 26 2025 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
300 Brevet	Narrows Locks Ottawa	Sat May 3 2025 06:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
200 Brevet	South Lavant Ottawa	Sat May 10 2025 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
110 Populaire	Kemptville Ottawa	Sat May 24 2025 08:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
400 Brevet	Westport-Parham Ottawa	Sat May 31 2025 05:00	Brewer Park
200 Brevet	Dirty Prior Ottawa	Sat June 7 2025 07:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
300 Brevet	Animalathon Ottawa	Sat June 14 2025 06:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
600 Brevet	Kingston Ottawa	Sat June 21 2025 05:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
160 Populaire	Siberia Ottawa	Sat July 5 2025 08:30	4 Seasons Park, Palmer Rapids, On
400 Brevet	Frontenac Ottawa	Sat July 12 2025 05:00	Park & Ride, Carp Rd at Westbrook Rd, Stittsville
117 Populaire	Mississippi Ottawa	Sat July 19 2025 08:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Short Shot Ottawa	Sat July 26 2025 08:00	Clayton Community Centre
300 Brevet	Buckshot Lake Ottawa	Sat July 26 2025 06:00	Cavanagh Community Park, Ashton
200 Brevet	Deliverance Ottawa	Sat August 9 2025 07:00	Almonte Curling Club, 160 Bridge St., Almonte, Ontario
200 Brevet	AGM Chenaux Ottawa	Sat September 6 2025 07:00	Holiday Inn Ottawa Kanata, 101 Kanata Avenue, Kanata
600 Brevet	Cornwall Placid Ottawa	Sat September 13 2025 05:00	Tim Hortons, 1233 Brookdale Ave, Cornwall
600 Brevet	Barrys Bay Ottawa	Sat September 20 2025 05:00	Britannia Beach at Greenview Ave, Ottawa
200 Brevet	Sharbot Lake Ottawa	Sat September 20 2025 07:00	Appleton Park and Ride, intersection Appleton Sideroad and ON-7
105 Populaire	Scoops Ottawa	Sat October 4 2025 09:00	Almonte Curling Club, 160 Bridge St., Almonte, Ontario

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...