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The BT 700 grand depart will occur once yearly from St. Jacobs, Ontario. The date for the 2023 event is Sunday June 18th at 8:00am. The event is open to those who want to 'race' or 'tour' the route. Riders can also take on the BT 700 XL or BT 700 Light route during this time. More details can be found on the bikepacking.com event site. 

From aid stations to cementing new cycling friends, there are many benefits to taking part in this bikepacking grand depart. Fill out the form below and I will add you to the start list. Note: If you sign up for the grand depart but decide you cannot attend please let me know so I can remove your name from the start list.


It is not an official race or paid official event. Each rider assumes complete responsibility for their own safety. Riders may ride alone, in pairs, or small groups, it is entirely up to them.

There will also be a social gathering in St. Jacob's the night before (Saturday June 17th) the big send-off. 

For the Grand Depart, the BT 700 will be up on Follow My Challenge for anyone interested in having their dot-watched. It is supported by SPOT and Garmin InReach devices and rental units will be available. (The use of Follow My Challenge is encouraged by not mandatory to ride this route). Fill out this form to use Follow My Challenge. (Note: for riders renting tracking units registration needs to be completed 2 weeks in advance to allow adequate time for shipping of units.)

A week or two before the grand depart a detailed information package will be provided to riders including the finalized route. 

If you are in need of accommodation in St. Jacob's the Holiday Inn is offering special room rates for riders. You can access this rate by booking a room through this link.

Fill out my online form.

​BT 700 2023 Grand Depart Start List 

Andrew Solomon (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Nico Cookson (Burlington, Ontario) Touring

John Mcallister Hipolito (Scarborough, Ontario) Touring
​Peter Campbell (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Jose Ongpin (Scarborough, Ontario) Touring
Kayla Seadon (Guelph, Ontario) Touring
Maureen Wolfson (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Jay Pangilinan (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Dom Chung (Unionville, Ontario) Touring
Bryan Dunn (Sarnia, Ontario) Touring
Matt Sajn (Welland, Ontario) Touring
David Tuttle (Brantford, Ontario) Touring
Sam Rahbar (Scarborough, Ontario) Touring
Andrew Bell (Lambton Shores, Ontario) Touring
Carl Presseault (Gatineau, Quebec) Touring
Emily Lafleche (Kanata, Ontario) Touring
Greg Andre-Barrett (Toronto, Ontario) Racing
Alden Ozburn (Kitchener, Ontario) Touring
​Patrick Van (Burlington, Ontario) Touring
​Shawn Kretz (Gatineau, Quebec) Touring
Roberto Gomez (Ajax, Ontario) Touring
​Brettney Brunton (Fonthill, Ontario) Touring
Chritine Stone (Veron, CT, USA) Touring
Roger Moore (Beeton, Ontario) Touring
​Julie Marceau (Sutton, Quebec) Racing/FKT
Toby Whitfield (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Jacob Leslie (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
James Bunga (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Bastien Jean (Montreal, Quebec) Touring
Joel Anderson (Toronto, Ontario) Racing/FKT
Tanner Jackson (Toronto, Ontario) Racing/FKT
Mike Kelly (Waterloo, Ontario) Touring
​Simon Martin (Thornbury, Ontario) Touring
Numan Gultekin (Waterloo, Ontario) Touring
David Burnford (Ottawa, Ontario) Touring
Craig Simmonds (Rosseau, Ontario) Touring
Sarah Giacomantonio (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Jon Garyfalakis (Hamilton, Ontario) Touring
Keith Evans (Blue Mountains, Ontario) Touring
Shane Baarbe (London, Ontario) Touring
Trevor Angst (Torotno, Ontario) Touring
Sebastian Serwa (Stoney Creek, Ontario) Racing
Gian Martini (Guelph, Ontario) Touring
​Robin Hughes (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Matt Smith (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Mark Walker (Orono, Ontario) Touring
Juliette Raczkevi (Stayner, Ontario) Touring
Shawn McKenzie (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Herman G (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Ian Lee (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Riel Morin (Waterloo, Ontario) Touring
Afif Dimitri Haddad (Quebec) Touring
Rafal Grochel (Belle River, Ontario) Touring
Kathryn Mckaye (Oakville, Ontario) Touring
Cian Walsh (Montreal, Quebec) Racing
Noah Vandelinde (Peterborough, Ontario) Racing
Markus Wallgren (Schomberg, Ontario) Touring
Philip Yates (Peterborough, Ontario) Touring
​Adam Fobert (Stittsville, Ontario) Touring
Juan Rivera (Toronto, Ontario) Racing
James Rath (Troy, New York) Racing
John Sanders (London, Ontario) Touring
Hui Lu (Vaughan, Ontario) Touring
McKenzie Lloyd-Smith (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
​Florin Birsan (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Julian Gray (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Michael Haswell (Fredericton, New Brunswick) Racing
Alex Kelly (London, Ontario) Touring
Chris Rennie (Toronto, Ontario) Racing
Gabriel Wolofsky (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Andreas Ghabrial (Toronto, Ontario) Touring
Linda Ng (Craigleith, Ontario) Touring
​Beni Hernandez (Long Beach, CA) Touring
Michael Roe (Colchester, Vermont) Touring
Mike Feldman (Northville, NY) Racing
​Jody Dixon (Northville, NY) Racing
Craig Fleetwood (Mono Centre, ON) Touring
Hyo-Eun Shin (Mono Centre, ON) Touring
Reid Van Melle (Ottawa, ON) Touring
Steve Li (Toronto, ON) Touring
Matthew Domm (Kitchener, ON) Racing
Li Wang (Toronto, ON) Touring
Warwick Marchant (Toronto, ON) Touring
Ewan Marchant (Toronto, ON) Touring
Don Theriault (Ajax, ON) Touring
Xavier Francois (Ottawa, ON) Touring
Justin Vander Heyden (Toronto, ON) Touring
Tim Urbshash (Toronto, ON) Touring
Sanjay Gandhi (Mississauga, ON) Touring
Jordan Colquhoun (Sarnia, ON) Touring
​Eric D'Arcy (Port Dover, ON) Touring
Charles Berrisch (Trenton, ON) Touring
​Sergey Duko (Mississauga, ON) Touring
Peter Li (Kitchener, ON) Touring
Kyle Messier (Canmore, AB) Racing/FKT
Theo Kelsey-Verdecchia (Toronto, ON) Racing/FKT
Dean Berard (Windsor, ON) Touring
Brian James (Pickering, ON) Touring
Peter Freundorfer (Ottawa, ON) Touring
Les Suter (Queensville, ON) Racing/FKT
RJ Sauer (North Vancouver, BC) Racing/FKT
Timothy Curran (Belleville, ON) Touring
Dan Curran (Belleville, ON) Touring
Chris Luginbuhl (Victoria, BC) Touring
Cameron Ward (Toronto, ON) Touring
Ken Vissers (Kingston, ON) Touring
Matt Foulk (Toronto, ON) Touring
Yi Wang (Whitby, ON) Touring
​Reed Jorgensen (Huntsville, ON) Racing/FKT
Tyler Ball (Toronto, ON) Touring
​David McKay (Oakville, ON) Touring
​Gregor Campbell (Toronto, ON) Touring
​Ashley Birtch (Toronto, ON) Touring
​John Keiffer Touring
Bob Brackpool (Waterloo, ON) Touring





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