What is the BC Randonneurs Cycling Club?

The mandate of BC Randonneurs is to organize rides in accordance to the rules of randonneur cycling as practiced by Audax Club Parisien in France. BC Randonneurs was a founding member in 1983, of Les Randonneurs Mondiaux which organizes brevets 1200 km or longer worldwide. Randonneur Cycling is sometimes referred to as marathon cycling and can be described as fast long-distance cycling.

Randonneur cycling in British Columbia began in 1979 and for many years operated as a sector of the Bicycle Association of British Columbia (now called Cycling BC). In March 1996 BC Randonneurs became an autonomous entity, and is now defined as a ‘society’ under the Societies Act of British Columbia (Incorporation number: S-35024). Read additional historical info.