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| Event Name: | 72nd Annual GVMC Routledge Run | ||
| Location: | Enderby B.C. | ||
| Contact: | John Taylor | ||
| Contact Phone: | 604-454-7432 | ||
| Contact Email: | jakers_357@hotmail.com | Event Date: | Friday, July 17, 2026 |
| Description: | 72nd Annual GVMC Routledge Run July 17-19th, 2026. Save this date for a great Motorcycling Weekend! 72nd Annual GVMC Routledge Run- Road Ride and Adventure Touring Ride. Need an excuse to take off on a Friday and go riding? Here it is! When: Friday, July 17, 2026 to Sunday July 19, 2026 Place: - Enderby BC Motel - Fortune’s Landing Motel 1510 George St. Enderby BC 1-250-838-6825 Single Room - $109.00 plus tax Double Room - $125.00 plus tax Fortune’s Landing will not set aside a block of rooms for us so make your reservations early to ensure you get a room. The motel has an attached restaurant, pub, and swimming pool. Sign Up Fee: There is no charge for club members to attend this ride. Non-members will be charged $35.00 for the ride but that $35.00 can be used as an applicant fee if they want to join the club. Ride: The route is about 440 km long, has two ferry crossings and travels through some very scenic country. This event was started in 1954, dedicated to Bob Routledge, a respected motorcycle mechanic and one of the signers of the 1939 GVMC incorporation. The original perpetual trophy features a pewter figure of a German army dispatch rider on a BMW that was donated to the Club by GVMC member Don Franks. This may have been a souvenir brought back by returning soldiers after World War II, but it’s exact origin and significance is a mystery. Traditionally, the event was held as a Saturday ride to a campground, with a field meet on Sunday. Field meets involved tests of rider skill, such as riding a length of 2x4, throwing darts from a moving bike, rolling a barrel with the front wheel, a slow race (last one across the finish line wins, touch a foot down you’re out), and any other crowd pleasing stunts the organizers could dream up. The field meets gradually lost their appeal, and with the rise in dual sport riding, the event was given a fresh approach. The Routledge Run has in recent years been successful as a two-day ride, with street riders and dual sport riders taking separate routes to an overnight campout. The camaraderie and good times continue. | ||
