2019 Funk Bottoms Gravel-The Course

Here are the much-anticipated details on the 9th Funk Bottoms Gravel course.  We will start at the Glenmont Park at 8:00 am sharp on Saturday, June 15th.

Course notes can be found on the Maps page. Learn about the history of the FBG and past winners here. 

Registration on BikeReg https://www.bikereg.com/funk-bottoms-gravel-100200

Course Notes, GPX file, and Cue Sheet

The course will be marked the day before with color-coded turns.  All Starboard turns will have green signs and all Port turns will have red signs Think like a pirate as you navigate the gravel seas of Ohio.  There will also be arrows painted on the ground before turns. 

This year we have found a new home in Glenmont. As usual, the course will be a mix of previously used roads and new roads.  The ever-popular hike-a-bike from 2017 will be back on the course this year.  If you liked the abandoned bridge from that year, well  we have a treat in store for you.  

Gravel, mud, ghost towns, rock quarries, hills, Bigfoot, this years course has something for everyone.  Did I mention the hills? Good. Just in case we forgot, we added a few more.  For the numbers geeks, here is some data from this years course. There will be 10 sections that are not gravel for a total of 7.8 miles. To make up for all the pavement there will only be 6.1 flat miles.

Course map on ridewithgps.com

100K  https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29626799

200K https://ridewithgps.com/routes/29738998

Leg	Dir	Notes	Total
	→	Right on Clifton St	0.2
0.3	←	slight Left on TWP RD 29	0.5
2.1	→	Right on CO Hwy 6	2.6
0.2	←	Left on TWP RD 34	2.7
2.1	→	Right on US 62	4.9
0.2	←	Left on TWP RD 28	5.1
1.5	←	Left on TWP Hwy 324/  130	6.6
0.6		Left on Twp 22/67	7.2
1.4	→	Right on TWP RD 67	8.1
2.4	→	Right on CO RD 53	10.4
0.3	→	Right on TWP RD 324	10.7
2.1	←	Left on TWP RD 326	12.8
1.8	→	Right on CO RD 19	14.6
0.2	→	slight Right on TWP RD 19	14.8
2.6	→	Right on CO RD 33	17.4
2	→	slight Right on CO RD 401	19.4
0.7	→	slight Right on CO RD 20	20.1
1.4	←	Left on SR 206	21.5
0.1	→	Right on TWP RD 356	21.6
1.6	←	slight Left on TWP RD 357	23.2
1	→	Right on TWP RD 368	24.2
2.7	←	Left on Tiverton TWP RD 368	26.9
3.3	→	Right on Hunter RD	30.2
0.1	→	Right to get on to HCT	30.3
0	←	Left on HCT	30.3
0.6	→	Right to gravel pit	31
0	→	Follow access road	31
0.2	↑	Continue on Brinkhaven Rd	31.3
3.8	←	Left on Brinkhaven RD	35
1.3	←	Left on Nashville RD SR 514	36.3
0.3	→	Right on Wally RD	36.6
0.2	←	Left on Beam RD	36.8
1.2	←	Left on Big Hill	38.8
0.4	←	Left on Gessling RD	39.2
0.4	→	Right on Jericho RD	39.6
0.5	→	Right on Temple RD	40.2
1.9	→	Right on TWP Hwy 3352	42.1
0.1	←	Left on TWP Hwy 539	42.3
1.2	→	Right on TWP RD 210	43.5
0.2	→	Right on TWP RD 208	43.7
0.6	←	Left on TWP RD 211	44.2
2.4	→	Slight Left/Right on TWP Rd 211	46.6
2.7	←	Left on OH-514 N	49.3
0.7	→	Right on Millersburg St	50
0.6	→	Right on TWP Rd 219	50.6
1.1	←	Left on Co Rd 280	51.7
0.3	↑	Continue on TWP Rd 217	52
0.8	→	Right on TWP Rd 218	52.7
1	←	Left on Co Rd 280	53.7
0.5	←	Left on Co Hwy 51	54.2
0.7	→	Right on TWP Rd 259	54.9
2	→	Right on TWP Rd 258	56.9
1.2	←	Left on TWP Rd 257	58.1
0.2	→	Slight Right on TWP Rd 256	58.4
0.4	←	Left on TWP Rd 255	58.7
1.1	→	Right on TWP Rd 252	59.8
1.6	←	Left on TWP Rd 36	61.4
		USE CAUTION AT BOTTOM OF HILL
2.1	←	Left on OH-520 E	63.5
0.6	→	Right on TWP Rd 31	64
0.1	→	Right on Old RR tracks	64.1
2.5	→	Right on Clifton St	66.5
0.1	←	Left on Galatian St	66.6
		Through parking lot across Bridge

2019 Registration Information

2019 Registration Information 

Registration for this year's Funk Bottoms Gravel 100K\ 200K will be open on December 1, 2018. https://www.bikereg.com/funk-bottoms-gravel-100200

The 9th edition of the Funk Bottoms Gravel will take place on June 15, 2019, at 8:00 am in Glenmont, OH.

Now in its 9th year, Funk Bottoms Gravel will once again challenge cyclists to Ohio’s Toughest Gravel Grinder. Two races, one brutal course! A one lap 100K race and for the ultimate challenge, a double lap 200K race. The course will take riders along some of Ohio’s most scenic back country roads. On each lap, riders will be challenged with over 7,000 feet of vertical climbing! The 200K race is an Ohio epic. It is a relentless and grueling climber’s course. The overall 200K female and male finishers will receive a free entry into Gravel Worlds in Lincoln Nebraska.

Road conditions are a mix of paved, chip & seal, and 80% gravel & dirt roads. The Funk 100K/200K is a self-supported event and riders must be prepared for any mechanical and nutritional needs. No outside support is allowed. Our good friends at Hammer Nutrition will once again be providing support with Hammer Fuels before the race, and at the secret checkpoint. As usual, this year’s race will be an entirely new course incorporating various roads from previous years along with some new sections. This is a cue sheet race. The roads are open to normal traffic in the area.  Expect to encounter cars, trucks, horses, buggies, farm equipment, ATV’s, buzzards, road kill, and the occasional farm dog at any given time. Rain or shine, it’s Funk time!

The Funk Bottoms Gravel has grown steadily over the years, and unfortunately, we have to charge for the race this year. Registration will be $35 before April 30th, and $40 after May 1st. All racers who register before May 31st will receive a T-Shirt.  Racers who enter the 200K will be eligible to earn points for the new Ohio Gravel Race Series.  

The winners of each category will receive a custom trophy and case of Yuengling beer. There will be awards for the Top 3 in  Men’s 100K open, Woman's 100K open, 100K Single Speed, Men’s 200K open, Woman's 200K open and 200K Single Speed.  Any racer doing the 200K in under 11 hours will receive the coveted Cook’em Kwick Hobo Stove, and their entry fee refunded.

The Funk Bottoms Gravel 100K\200K will start at 8:00 am sharp at Glenmont Park 108 Main Street, Glenmont, OH   44628.

A portion of this year’s proceeds will be donated to the Holmes County Rails-to-Trails Coalition.

See Event Website http://funkbottomsgravel.com for detailed information, 2019 new start location, and event updates.

 Register here https://www.bikereg.com/funk-bottoms-gravel-100200

Funk Bottoms Gravel Kits

We had Voler make some FBG kits order your here https://www.voler.com/browse/cat2/?cat=grp&store=25850

Race Date June 15th, 2019

The 9th Funk Bottoms Gravel June 15, 2019

More details on the 9th edition soon.

2018 FunkBottoms Gravel Results

Woman's 200K Rachel Weaver 11:42

Men's 200K Jimmy Pooler 9:03

200K Single Speed Jordan Calvery 9:55

100K Single Speed Jack Richardson 5:38

Woman's 100K Sandy Sherry 6:00

Men's 100K Jeff Pendlebury 3:51

		Mens 100K
	Name	Team/ Club	Time
1	Jeffrey Pendlebury	Ride On Wooster	3:51
2	Matthew Weeks	Lake Effect Cycling Team	3:52
3	Tim Proctor	The Bicycle Station	3:54
4	Brad Rogers	Y-Not Racing Team	3:57
5	John Wischmeier	Bicycle Station	4:07
6	Nate Loman	Team Lake Effect p/b Bike Authority	4:10
7	David Jolin	Y-Not Cycling & Fitness	4:10
8	Sean Odonnell	Bicycle Station	4:10
9	Zachary Mellion	Bike Ohio	4:14
10	Michael Chapman		4:16
11	Aaron Grabber	Ride On Wooster	4:17
12	Brent Thompson*		4:17
13	Chad Lacher	Steadfast Cycle Club	4:18
14	Jay Ellis	3T / Q+M	4:25
15	Jason Baldwin		4:25
16	Jamie Williams	Lionheart Juniors/Cincinnati Cyclocross	4:29
17	David Steiner	Spin/Litzler Automation	4:33
18	Scott Young	Roll Racing	4:36
19	Joseph Ipacs	Team Athens Cycling	4:36
20	Craig Burland	Bike Ohio	4:37
21	Tom Sherry*	Pirate Cycling League	4:37
22	Jeff Kompa	TEAM SPIN / Litzler Automation	4:38
23	Steffan Garcia		4:41
24	Rick Voithofer	Team SixOneFour	4:45
25	Paul Miles		4:46
26	John Porter*		4:49
27	John Eldred	Club Spin	4:51
28	Joel Schmidt	Ride On Wooster	4:53
29	Jeremy Stratton		4:54
30	Robert Meester		4:55
31	Martin Zakes		4:58
32	Marc Mancini*	Pirate Cycling League	5:00
33	Jacob Connor		5:03
34	Kurt Molter		5:03
35	Evan Wachs		5:07
36	Larry Pandy	Stray Dog	5:07
37	Albert Macso	Akron Coffee Roasters	5:12
38	Richard Allesee	Maumee Valley Wheelmen	5:12
39	Ron Smedley	Ride On Wooster	5:15
40	Garry Blair*	Champion City Cycling	5:19
41	Dan Payton*	Champion City Cycling	5:19
42	John Barney		5:20
43	Jeff Wass	Team Dayton Cycling	5:21
44	jay ganser*	Bike Ohio	5:25
45	Scott Evans	Team Spin/Litzler Automation	5:25
46	John Proppe	Lake Effect Racing	5:25
47	Mike Hlauaty		5:29
48	Michael Roach	Lake Erie Wheelers	5:29
49	Mark Milliren		5:29
50	David Binkley	Paradise Garage Racing	5:30
51	Ken White	Rubber City Ratz	5:37
52	Tobias Deardorff	Athlete Octane Racing	5:37
53	Bill Childers	Little River Racers	5:37
54	Justin Webb		5:37
55	John Kagan		5:37
56	Rudy Sroka	Lake Effect	5:37
57	Michael Burnett		5:39
58	Colin Murphy	Joy Machines Racing	5:43
59	Joe Stratton	Joy  Machines Racing	5:46
60	Daniel Nolan		5:50
61	Brian Ochocki	Team Lake Effect	5:50
62	Dom Burneikis		5:53
63	Boris Brezo		5:55
64	Nathan Burks	Elitist Cycling Dicks	5:57
65	Alex Steinker	Monogram Mambas	5:59
66	Mike Whitlow		5:59
67	James Campbell		6:01
68	David Spurlock	Roll: Racing	6:02
69	Sean Hughes		6:15
70	Jeff Shaull		6:16
71	Michael Meiser	Flatlanders Bicycle Club	6:19
72	Jordan Katterheinrich	Paradise Garage Racing	6:21
73	Matthew Wagner		6:22
74	Alexander Rigda	Joy Machines Racing	6:25
75	Neal Schmitt	Team SixOneFour	6:28
76	Samuel Jones	Kenda Tires USA	6:28
77	Daryl Breedlove	Blue Sky Bicycle	6:41
78	Mark Farmer	Team SixOneFour	6:43
79	Takahiro Nozaki	Breakaway Quickdirt	6:46
80	Randy Hammons		6:56
81	Eric Rudnitakas		6:58
82	Brian Anderson	Ride On	6:59
83	Joey Shearer	Ride On	6:59
84	Ben Shaevitz	SOCIETY Race Team	7:06
85	Brad Minkowski		7:10
86	wesley jones		7:11
87	Radu Herbei		7:14
88	Paul White	Pirate Cycling League	7:21
89	eric Laurence	TeamMCPc	7:21
90	Jon Scudamore		7:25
91	Mark Jones	Orrville Cycling Club	7:38
92	Jason Weigman		7:44
93	Eric Browne		7:45
94	larry brenize	Team Integrity	7:46
95	Ron Kubala	Lake Effect Racing	7:48
96	Craig Bickle	Dark Creedence	7:57
97	Chris Daiber		7:57
98	Craig Baker		8:16
99	Clifford Myers		8:46
100	Sean Grady		9:20
101	Dhruvang Darji		10:37
102	glenn johnson		10:48
103	Ben Anderson	Kenda Tire	DNF
104	Paul Hamad		DNF
105	Adam Karpowicz		DNF
106	Ryan knopf	River Day Racing	DNF
107	Scott Rooks		DNF
108	Steve Silver	Stark County Bicycle Club	DNF
109	Christopher Smith	Stark Velo	DNF
110	STEVE TWINING	team lake effect racing/tru wheels	DNF
111	Jared Zollars	Ride On Wooster	DNF
112	Shawn Jones	River Day Racing	DNF
113	Jack Vrana		DNF
114	Aaron Hershberger	Ride On Wooster	DNS
115	Allan Ruddy		DNS
116	Ben Weaver	Texas Roadhouse Cycling	DNS
117	Chris Crandall	Elitist Cycling Dicks	DNS
118	Chuck Bortz	Blue Sky Bicycles	DNS
119	Craig Carroll	Mad Cow Ramble	DNS
120	DAVID DEL RIO		DNS
121	Douglas Kinnear		DNS
122	Gerald Schmidt Jr	Mad Cow Ramble	DNS
123	James Pooler	Ride On	DNS
124	JASON SUPPAN	RideOn	DNS
125	Jeremiah Hoggatt	Last Call	DNS
126	John Lorson	River Day Racing	DNS
127	Lamar Bruce Miner	Wheelcraft Bicycles	DNS
128	Mark Aulfinger		DNS
129	Matt Locke		DNS
130	Paul Tucci	Stark County Bike club	DNS
131	peter czerwinski		DNS
132	Quintin Bressler	Vertical Runner	DNS
133	Rajiv Westlick	Flatlanders	DNS
134	Rick Wetherald	Athletes on Track	DNS
135	Sean Burkey	A dash of Trash	DNS
136	Stephen Rajek		DNS
137	Tim Watkins		DNS
138	Tracy Allen		DNS
139	Westley Puse		DNS
140	Zac Waugh	Eddys Bike Shop	DNS
	*Past FBG Winner
		Womans 100K
	Name	Team/ Club	Time
1	Sandy Sherry*	Pirate Cycling League	6:00
2	Chrissy Sarns		6:16
3	Theresa Augustin	Team Stelleri	DNS
4	Margaret Barawskas	J's Bikes Racing	DNS
5	Meredith Gabriel		DNS
6	Christine Ingersoll		DNS
	*Past FBG Winner	100K Single speed
	Name	Team/ Club	Time
1	Jack Richardson	Blue Sky Bicycles	5:38
2	Andrew White	Rubber City Ratz	5:39
3	Chris Karpowicz*	Hammer Nutrition	5:50
	*Past FBG Winner
		Mens 200K
	Bib#	Team\ Club	Lap #1	Final Time
1	Jimmy Pooler*	Ride On	4:11	9:03
2	Matt Kretchmar	Freeze Thaw Cycle	5:00	12:09
3	Matt Curry	Team Nebo Ridge	5:07	DNF
4	Anthony Bunt	Ashland Bike Company		DNS
5	Andrew Cohen			DNS
6	Steve Curran	Ghisallo Cycling		DNS
7	Richard May			DNS
8	Adam Shepard	Squadra Gregario		DNS
9	Nicholas Vorwerk	Kreitler Racing Team		DNS
	*Past FBG Winner
		Womans 200K
	Bib#	Team/ Club	Lap #1	Final Time
1	Rachel Weaver	JMac Cycling p/b Margie Bars	5:32	11:42
2	Staci Hamby			DNS
		200K Single Speed
	Bib#	Team Club	Lap #1	Final Time
1	Jordan Caverly*	Roll Models	4:35	9:55
2	Chris Schroeder	MEAT WAVE	4:32	10:38
3	Corey Gregg	Joy Machines	5:43	DNF
4	Neil Perko	Joy Machines	5:43	DNF
	*Past FBG Winner