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), Tim O'Callahan, Brenda Wiechers-Maxwell, Rob Thibert Starting Point: London, Ontario FRED : Les Quintuplets de Belleville was a Huron Chapter team jointly spear-headed by Tim O'Callahan and Brenda Wiechers-Maxwell. It was mostly a reprise of their 2022 team Dropping Ants , but with a few notable changes. Dave Cole was a shoe-in to return to the team, but Darcy Haggith and John Kieffer w