{"id":861976,"date":"2026-08-18T01:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T01:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/861976\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T01:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T01:52:13","slug":"whats-good-in-the-valley-cyclists-get-ready-to-tour-the-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/861976\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s Good in The Valley? Cyclists Get Ready to Tour The Valley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/tour-de-bonnechere-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo supplied by Tour de Bonnechere<\/p>\n<p>Professional cyclist or just a casual rider, all are welcome at this family friendly ride.<\/p>\n<p>The Tour de Bonnechere returns to Eganville for its 15th year. With five routes ranging in difficulty, there\u2019s something for everyone. Mark Holman, Chair of the Tour de Bonnechere ride says the event has been going on for years and shares the features of each route.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/773\/files\/2026\/08\/aug-14-tour-de-bonnechere-clip-1-web.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/773\/files\/2026\/08\/aug-14-tour-de-bonnechere-clip-1-web.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The five routes available are:<\/p>\n<p>Family Cave Coaster at 17.5km<br \/>\nGravel Grinder at 50km<br \/>\nBonnechere Beauty at 67km<br \/>\nBonnechere Beauty EZ at 100km<br \/>\nMonarch of the Mountains at 100km<\/p>\n<p>Each route ranges in difficulty and pricing depending on distance and inclines. Some will take you from Eganville to Renfrew and others will take you through the backroads to Quadeville and back.<\/p>\n<p>After the day is done, it\u2019s time to sit down and unwind from the journey. As Holman tells us, riders can expect live music, barbecue and prizes once they\u2019ve made it back to town.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/773\/files\/2026\/08\/aug-14-tour-de-bonnechere-clip-2-web.mp3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/media-cdn.socastsrm.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/773\/files\/2026\/08\/aug-14-tour-de-bonnechere-clip-2-web.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All in support of the Eganville Rotary Mental Health Project and the Eganville Food Bank, it\u2019s a fun day for all to cruise for a good cause.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>(Written by: Bob Kubbinga)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Photo supplied by Tour de Bonnechere Professional cyclist or just a casual rider, all are welcome at this&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":861977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[445],"tags":[224154,224173,224155,49,48,224159,224160,635,224187,224172,224175,224170,224180,224179,224181,224156,224177,224166,224184,224171,224168,224164,224163,224174,224158,224178,224157,224169,224162,224182,224183,224167,224161,224176,224165,224185,82,224186],"class_list":["post-861976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-104-9-myfm","tag-104-9-myfm-live-stream","tag-104-9-myfm-pembroke","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-cimy-fm","tag-cimy-fm-pembroke","tag-cycling","tag-eastern-ontario-local-news","tag-listen-to-104-9-myfm","tag-local-news-pembroke-ontario","tag-local-radio-pembroke","tag-myfm-community-events","tag-myfm-contests-pembroke","tag-myfm-local-interviews","tag-myfm-pembroke","tag-ottawa-valley-local-radio","tag-ottawa-valley-news","tag-ottawa-valley-ontario","tag-pembroke-community-news","tag-pembroke-events","tag-pembroke-local-news","tag-pembroke-news","tag-pembroke-news-today","tag-pembroke-ontario-radio","tag-pembroke-radio-news-and-weather","tag-pembroke-radio-station","tag-pembroke-sports-news","tag-pembroke-today","tag-pembroke-today-articles","tag-pembroke-today-radio-news","tag-pembroke-weather","tag-pembroketoday-ca","tag-renfrew-county-breaking-news","tag-renfrew-county-news","tag-renfrew-county-ontario","tag-sports","tag-upper-ottawa-valley"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=861976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/861976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/861977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=861976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=861976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=861976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}