This year's route is 143 km long to celebrate Canada's 143th birthday. (2009 route.) The start & finish location is at the Fort Langley Lions Seniors Hall on the corner of Glover Road and 88th (entrance to parking off 88th). There will be 3 controls along the route and each will have water, fruit and some type of sweet (cookies and/or cake). The route offers a mix of terrain and mostly quiet country roads taking you from scenic Fort Langley through Matsqui and quaint Clayburn, across Sumas Prairie, up Sumas Mountain, through Veddar Crossing, returning across Sumas Prairie, through Huntington, Aldergrove and back to Fort Langley.

To ride a Populaire, you do not need to be a member of the BC Randonneurs Cycling Club. There is no pre-registration for this ride, sign up is on the day of the ride. To enter, complete the entry form and waiver available at the start, pay the $20.00 entry fee and ride. The start window is from 8:00 am to 9:00 am on Thurday July 1st. You may start at any time during that window. There will be a Control Card and a route sheet with a simple map given to each rider as the route/roads are not marked. Please allow approximately 15 minutes for registration.

We look forward to seeing you on July 1st.

Roger & Ali Holt
Ride Organizers