2024 Funk Bottoms Gravel Results

 Here are the results for the 14th Funk Bottoms Gravel on Saturday, June 15, 2024. The cool weather in the morning and with 1200 feet less climbing than last year several course records were set.

Searchable results can be found here https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/166595/#re                       sultSetId-465737;perpage:100

Men 100K Open

1          Ben Ewert        3:33:14

2 Michael Mihalik 3:43:00

3  Jordan Snyder 3:43:00

Women 100K Open

1  Minori Minagawa 4:08:24

2   Ames Mclaughlin  4:51:54

3  Wendy Billings 5:50

100K Single Speed

1 David Helmuth 4:21:09

2 Logan Wallace 4:41:46

3 Joshua Kunz    4:47:41

100K Men Master

1 Dave Stewart  3:52

2 Tom Weaver  3:56

3 Jim Rollins  4:10

100K Women Master

1 Sima Tavazoie         4:14

2 Kathleen Hughes     5:32

3 Paula Stewart         5:55

200K Men

1 Jimmy Toner 3:55:32 8:16:03

2 Mike Kaldy 3:55:28 8:19:10

3 Adam Susong 4:14:20 9:04:04

200K Women

1 Andy Zoldak 5:14    11:30

200K Men Master

1 Garth Prosser     4:34     9:33

2 Eli Orth             4:21     9:35

3 Jason Hall         4:52    10:50

200K Women Master

1 Judith Stutes 5:14    11:30

2024 Funk Bottoms Gravel Results By Distance *Denotes Past Champion

100K MEN

Place Name Time

1 Ben Ewert 3:33:14

2 Michael Mihalik 3:43:00

3 Jordan Snyder 3:43:00

4 Stuart Houltham 3:45:51

5 Andrew Boissiere 3:51:05

6 Dave Stewart 3:59:52

7 Ron Hayden 4:00:15

8 Ryan Jenkins 4:03:27

9 Tom Weaver 4:03:32

10 Jason Suppan 4:03:38

11 Joshua Tarrant 4:06:19

12 Peter Shotwell 4:06:23

13 Adam Karpowicz 4:07:58

14 Chris Minor 4:09:19

15 Charlie Denk 4:10:11

16 Ryun Mielke 4:13:14

17 Cale Mcnamara 4:13:15

18 Jim Rollins 4:17:58

19 Adam Bennett 4:18:00

20 Nathanael Ziccardi 4:19:12

21 Garett Schreier 4:20:24

22 Brad Mccleary 4:20:38

23 Stewart Pozzuto 4:20:51

24 Nate Loman 4:20:56

25 Lucas Porinsky 4:20:58

26 Jack Mcnamara 4:21:46

27 Donald Ahrens 4:24:02

28 Dan Kauffman 4:24:03

29 Patrick Burdett 4:24:09

30 Mike Rucker 4:25:19

31 James Baldesare 4:26:49

32 Ryan B 4:28:28

33 Jake Carr 4:30:56

34 Daniel Margagliotti 4:31:30

35 Andrew Jalbrzikowski 4:33:36

36 Andrew Buford 4:34:01

37 Rick Rick 4:38:19

38 Roma Rukh 4:38:30

39 Paul Miles 4:38:49

40 Zach Thorsky 4:39:14

41 Mark Milliren 4:42:51

42 Ivan Reed 4:47:08

43 Neal Schmitt 4:48:17

44 Ken Bazydlo 4:50:30

45 Brian Campbell 4:51:30

46 Nicolas Zevchek 4:52:45

47 Andy Jones 4:54:11

48 George Stacko 4:56:25

49 Tibor Voros 5:01:10

50 Kevin Kelley 5:03:12

51 Albert Falkenstein 5:04:16

52 Craig Dimitris 5:06:06

53 Scott Young 5:06:10

54 Ezra Bukky 5:06:13

55 Matthew Woodyard 5:07:16

56 Ross Clark 5:09:05

57 Tanner Wooddell 5:09:44

58 Timothy Hansberry 5:09:53

59 John Seydlitz 5:12:30

60 Doug Lohf 5:12:30

61 Garry Blair 5:14:16

62 Patrick Daugherty 5:14:21

63 Jason Lutz 5:16:27

64 Brian Davis 5:16:33

65 Daniel Resetar 5:34:12

66 Michael Matrka 5:38:47

67 Greg Guess 5:39:50

68 David Rowe 5:41:51

69 Joseph Arters 5:42:07

70 Randy Slaubaugh 5:42:35

71 Philip Hershberger 5:43:00

72 Michael Jarosick 5:44:03

73 Larry Pandy 5:47:34

74 Justin Clark 5:55:29

75 Derek Romney 6:00:10

76 Ruslan Devyatko 6:00:11

77 John Barbour 6:00:34

78 Jonathan Bobel 6:17:40

79 Robert Bilinski 6:19:45

80 Richard Nieto 6:20:21

81 Scott Liechty 6:22:22

82 Boris Brezo 6:23:16

83 Mickey Archacki 6:23:52

84 Rick Andersen 6:32:13

85 Eric Kousaie 6:33:06

86 Sam Kloss 6:33:46

87 Noah Donald 6:38:38

88 James Davidson 6:44:34

89 Gene Toy 6:44:35

90 Damen Defago 6:46:37

91 Andrew White 6:50:44

92 Sean Hughes 6:53:01

93 Daniel Blevins 6:56:23

94 Nathaniel Colston 7:06:46

95 Robert Hoff 7:06:46

96 Michael Burnett 7:06:56

97 Devin Daugherty 7:17:05

98 David Nonno 7:27:54

99 Mark Miller 7:29:49

100 Dale Klinect 7:44:15

101 Thomas Bower 7:50:13

102 Joe Connelly 8:30:15

103 Tom Alexander 9:06:50

104 Mark Jones 9:36:10

105 Nick Toney 9:47:01

DNF Morris Miller DNF

DNF Brett Mckay* DNF

DNF Jason Brock DNF

DNS Zach Goodrich DNS

DNS Troy Stehlin DNS

DNS Radu Herbei DNS

DNS Patrik Sartz DNS

DNS Michael Straus DNS

DNS Matt Gockstetter DNS

DNS Matt Butler DNS

DNS Josh Mottor DNS

DNS John Day DNS

DNS Chris Hess DNS

DNS Brian Scozzaro DNS

DNS Bill Childers DNS

DNS Alex Spectorsky DNS

DNS David Tupponce DNS

DNS Dorel Stoia DNS

DNS Douglas Beaulieu DNS

DNS Jeff Davis DNS

DNS Lonnie Welch DNS

DNS Patrick Louchouarn DNS

DNS Sam Patrizi DNS

DNS Steve Patton DNS

100K Women

Place Name Time

1 Minori Minagawa 4:08:24

2 Sima Tavazoie 4:22:25

3 Ames Mclaughlin* 4:51:54

4 Kathleen Hughes 5:43:21

5 Wendy Billings* 6:01:21

6 Paula Stewart 6:07:12

7 Gillian Prater-Lee 6:22:54

8 Alli Greening 6:52:55

9 Jill White* 7:29:41

10 Amy Hoover 9:34:16

DNS Miriam Morgan DNS

DNS Lisa Houser DNS

DNS Amanda Bohley DNS

DNS Rachel Weaver DNS

100K Single Speed

1 David Helmuth 4:21:09

2 Logan Wallace 4:41:46

3 Joshua Kunz* 4:47:41

4 Jack Richardson* 5:44:31

DNS James Pichler DNS

200K Men

Place Name 100K SPLIT Time

1 Jimmy Toner 3:55:32 8:16:03

2 Mike Kaldy 3:55:28 8:19:10

3 Adam Susong 4:14:20 9:04:04

4 Garth Prosser* 4:34:31 9:33:39

5 Eli Orth* 4:21:18 9:35:37

6 Scott Phillips* 4:27:50 9:36:33

7 Joshua Mace 4:21:19 9:48:55

8 Chad Lacher 4:51:24 10:28:40

9 Jason Hall 4:52:13 10:50:14

10 Robert Goetz 5:00:08 10:55:00

11 Matt Orosz 5:15:35 11:37:16

12 Evan Guarr 5:13:56 11:37:26

13 William Rea 5:43:07 12:00:37

14 Arthur Smith 4:59:57 12:00:53

15 Caleb Coates 5:57:28 12:36:24

16 Jeff Shaull 5:51:36 13:30:27

DNF Mason Campbell 5:31:23 DNF

DNF Scott Sutton 5:38:50 DNF

DNF Cody Raudebaugh 6:01:43 DNF

DNF Avery Sponsler 7:13:38 DNF

DNF Aric Sponsler 7:21:21 DNF

DNF Benjamin Horrigan 8:24:06 DNF

DNF Christian Petilli DNF

DNF Grant Feichter 5:09:57 DNF

DNF Nic Hall 4:46:58 DNF

DNF Adam Maier 4:36:21 DNF

DNF Taylor Allen 4:10:00 DNF

DNF Chris Hitchcock 4:03:36 DNF

DNF Jamieson Giefer 4:58:57 DNF

DNF Homero Elizondo 5:00:05 DNF

DNF Mark Damschroder 5:27:12 DNF

DNF Jeff Wass 6:33:54 DNF

DNF Bodo Knudsen* DNF

DNS William Paskett DNS

DNS Nathaniel Orndorf DNS

DNS Jeremy Gudorf DNS

DNS Douglas Ritzert DNS

200K Women

Place Name 100K SPLIT Time

1 Judith Stutes* 5:14:18 11:30:51

2 Andy Zolyak 5:37:04 12:06:23

DNF Kari Hutson 6:36:00 DNF

DNS Mountain Niedermann DNS

See you on Flag Day June 14, 2025 for the 15th Funk Bottoms Gravel!

2024 Funk Bottoms Gravel -The Course

 The Maps page has the full details for the 14th Funk Bottoms Gravel on Saturday, June 15, 2024.  Important course notes with sections of this year's route where you need to pay extra attention to navigation of safety. Once again the year the 200K will start at 7:00 am, and the 100K will start at 8:00 am.  The starting location is Glenmont Park.

Registration is on BikeReg https://www.bikereg.com/funk-bottoms-gravel-100201

  

For in-depth details on course notes with turns and pictures check the Course Maps page

The course will be marked the day before with color-coded turns.  Think like a pirate as you navigate the gravel seas of Ohio. All Starboard turns will have green signs, and all Port turns will have red signs. Arrows will be painted on the route to help assist with your navigation. Course markings may be removed or damaged by race morning.  Use your cue sheet, it is accurate. 

    As usual, the course will be a mix of previously used roads along with new roads. Some sections of this year's route are ridden in a different direction than usual to keep it interesting.  This year riders will enjoy just over 8  miles of new roads not ridden in previous years.  There will be 11 sections of pavement covering around 9 miles. 

Learn about the history of FBG and past winners here.

14th Funk Bottoms Gravel June 15, 2024

Registration for the 14th Funk Bottoms Gravel will open December 1, 2023 https://www.bikereg.com/funk-bottoms-gravel-100201

The 14th edition of the Funk Bottoms Gravel will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024, in Glenmont, OH. The 200K will start at 7:00 am and the 100K will start at 8:00 am.

This year there will be a limit of 100 racers for the Men's 100K and Men's Masters 100K. There will be no registration limits for Women, Single Speed, or the 200K. 

Funk Bottoms Gravel will once again challenge cyclists to Ohio’s Toughest Gravel Grinder. As usual, we have come up with a very special course this year. 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 backcountry 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 Funk Bottoms Gravel 100K/200K is a self-supported event and riders must be prepared for any mechanical and nutritional needs. No outside support is allowed. The course will go through small towns so you can resupply with food and water. Our good friends at Hammer Nutrition will once again be providing support with Hammer Fuels before the race, and at the secret checkpoint. Be prepared to ride 25-30 miles between water stops

Road conditions are a mix of paved, chip & seal, and 80% gravel & dirt roads.  Details on this year's course with maps, cue sheets, and GPX files will be posted in May. Keeping with Funk Bottoms tradition of not using the same route each year. This year’s race will be an entirely new course incorporating various roads from previous years along with some new sections.  Funk Bottoms Gravel 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!

 

Registration will be $40 until April 30th, $50 after May 1st, and $60 after June 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 Ohio Gravel Race Series.  Registration will close on Friday, June 7, 2024, and there will be no race day registration. 

 

The winners of each category will receive a custom trophy and a case of Yuengling beer. There will be awards for the Top 3 in  Men’s 100K open,  Men’s 100K Masters, Woman's 100K open, Woman’s 100K Masters, 100K Single Speed, Men’s 200K open, Men’s 200K Masters, Woman's 200K open, Woman’s 200K Masters and 200K Single Speed. 

The Funk Bottoms Gravel the 200K will start at 7:00 am and the 100K 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.

 

 

100K Route will be released in May 2024.

200K Route will be released in May 2024.

2024 Funk Bottoms Gravel kits from Voler

 The new kits from Voler are now available to order until February 26, 2024. https://www.voler.com/custom/ordering/li/48367

2023 Funk Bottoms Gravel Results

 2023 Funk Bottoms Gravel Results

Here are the results for the 13th Funk Bottoms Gravel on Saturday, June 17, 2023. Despite this being one of the toughest courses with over 8000 feet of climbing per lap, course records were set in the 100K and 200K. 

Searchable results can be found here https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Glenmont/13thAnnualFunkBottomsGravelGrinder

*Denotes past Funk Bottoms Gravel Champion

Men's 100K Open

1) Ben Meer* 3:44:56 (Course Record)

2) Jeff Pendlebury* 4:00:38

3) Aubry Freeman 4:07:15

Woman 100K Open

1) Ames Wilcox 4:56:33

2) Emily Miller 5:00:39

3) Roseann Peiffer 5:24:32

Men's 100K Master

1) Brad Rodgers 4:03:47

2) James Baldesare* 4:04:48

3) Tom Weaver 4:20:09

Woman 100K Master

1) Nicole Brandt 5:55:57

2) Paula Stewart 6:01:00

100K Single Speed

1) Josh Kunz* 4:34:54

2) Travis Stevens 4:44:55

3) Acie Hylton 4:53:16

Men's 200K Open

1) Brendan Housler 8:17:52 (Course Record)

2) John West 8:52:19

3) Andrew Boissiere 9:02:10

Men's 200K Master

1) Bodo Knudsen 9:51:01

2) Scott Morman* 10:11:14

3) Doug Ritzert 10:52:31

Woman 200K Master

1) Judy Stutes* 13:22:07

200K Single Speed

2 riders register both DNS

200K Woman

1 rider register DNS

Mens 100K

Place Name Chip Time

1 Benjamin Meer* 3:44:56

2 Jeffrey Pendlebury* 4:00:38

3 Aubrey Freeman 4:07:15

4 Patrick Kouskouris 4:16:10

5 David Helmuth 4:21:47

6 Nicholas Campbell4:22:25

7 Niklas Brandt 4:22:56

8 Jeff Rupnow 4:23:04

9 Zach Goodrich 4:23:29

10 Nick Snyder 4:24:58

11 Adam Bennett 4:27:36

12 Mike Whitlow 4:30:33

13 Andrew Todd 4:32:04

14 Ryan B 4:38:33

15 Carlitos Guzman 4:38:51

16 Kevin Peterson 4:49:44

17 Matt Orosz 4:55:27

18 Dan Kauffman 4:56:09

19 Neal Schmitt 4:56:13

20 Mark Milliren 4:56:20

23 Christian Petilli 5:11:17

24 Ivan Reed 5:18:33

25 Nathan Schumacher 5:24:23

27 Alex Caupp 5:29:31

28 Randy Slaubaugh 5:30:19

29 John Glenn 5:37:44

30 Darrin Grosch 5:43:12

31 Bernard Stechschulte 5:51:01

32 Corbin Koepke 5:54:16

33 Brandon Kasburg 5:54:22

34 Doug Pinkerton 6:07:22

35 Michael Day 6:09:28

36 Jeff Buzzard 6:14:58

37 Mike Peiffer 6:17:45

38 Randy Tegowski 6:20:56

39 Justin Clark 6:21:10

40 Andy Dennee 6:27:55

41 John Wintersteen 6:31:28

42 Andrew White 6:39:01

43 Donny Arnold 6:39:52

44 Juan Proano 6:47:44

46 Mickey Archacki 7:17:00

47 Jonathan Bobel 7:17:56

48 Grant Thompson 7:17:56

49 Spencer Smith 7:20:27

50 Kyle Smith 7:21:52

51 Doug Hayes 7:22:28

52 Dennis Barberic 7:44:16

53 Radu Herbei 8:04:53

55 Shawn Lemaster 8:32:11

56 Joe Connelly 8:35:46

57 Job Miller 8:42:54

58 Joe Alexander 9:54:52

DNF Ryan Mathews DNF

DNF Alex Valigosky* DNF

DNF Jon Scudamore DNF

DNS Matt Roberts DNS

DNS John Day DNS

DNS Matt Gockstetter DNS

DNS Kevin Rohyans DNS

DNS Jordan Kloss DNS

DNS Jonathan Bylund DNS

DNS Chris Schiffhauer DNS

DNS Maxwell Matsanoff DNS

DNS Michael Reese DNS

DNS Morris Miller DNS

DNS Nathan Wiczer DNS

DNS Rob Thompson DNS

DNS Stephen Coss DNS

DNS Jared Zollars DNS

DNS Eric Laurence DNS

DNS Eric Kehoe DNS

DNS Darren Stursa DNS

DNS Chris Ebert DNS

DNS Ben Doohan DNS

DNS Andrew Purcell DNS

DNS Alex Spectorsky DNS

DNS Abbas Rahimi DNS

Woman 100K

Place Name Chip Time

1 Ames Wilcox 4:56:33

2 Emily Miller 5:00:40

3    Roseann Poeffer 5:24:32

4 Allison Keifer 7:06:26

5 Jess Evans 8:32:09

DNS Megan Miller DNS

DNS Christina Tobe DNS

100K Single Speed

Place Name Chip Time

1 Joshua Kunz* 4:34:55

2 Travis Stevens 4:44:56

3 Acie Hylton 4:53:17

4 Tucker Cavanaugh 4:58:28

5 Betsy Schauer 4:58:48

6 Jeff Frasz 5:32:29

DNS Jack Richardson DNS

Men Master 100K 

Place Name Chip Time

1 Brad Rogers 4:03:47

2 James Baldesare* 4:04:48

3 Dorel Stoia 4:06:22

4 Tom Weaver 4:20:09

5 Christopher Massa 4:33:30

6 Jonathan Leavitt 4:37:43

7 Matt Bennett 4:39:05

8 Nate Loman 4:39:06

9 David Cox 4:43:33

10 George Stacko 4:45:16

11 Brad Beeson 4:48:54

12 Paul Miles 4:50:20

13 Scott Young 4:55:38

14 Doug Carraway 4:56:11

15 Patrick Louchouarn 4:56:22

16 Mike Henry 4:56:52

17 Shawn Cooper 5:02:58

18 Paul Adams 5:11:22

19 Matthew Neigh 5:21:52

20 Tibor Voros 5:21:53

21 Craig Carroll 5:23:39

22 Joshua Otstot 5:23:39

23 Dan Frazier 5:26:47

24 John Seydlitz 5:27:25

25 Michael Jarosick 5:28:40

26 Gene Spangler 5:29:59

27 John Vorberger 5:30:05

28 Sean Burkey 5:30:57

29 Patrick Daugherty 5:38:44

30 Giampiero Grandi 6:09:48

31 Richard Andersen 6:25:13

32 Larry Pandy 6:28:13

33 Sean Hughes 6:37:29

34 Daniel Resetar 6:43:51

35 Stawn Essman 6:50:06

36 Eric Nelson 6:55:07

37 Jeff Davis 7:05:58

38 Erich Hoehler 7:21:31

39 Tom Bower 7:45:05

40 Bradley Dungan 8:24:47

41 Dale Klinect 9:03:15

42 Tom Alexander 9:54:48

DNF Tim Bennett DNF

DNF Mark Jones DNF

DNS Alan Willey DNS

DNS Thomas Humphrey DNS

DNS Scott Braum DNS

DNS Race Saddler DNS

DNS Mark Dinsdale DNS

DNS James Sardo DNS

DNS James Gignac DNS

DNS Jack Miller DNS

DNS Jack Berry DNS

DNS Gene Toy DNS

DNS Garry Blair DNS

DNS Douglas Beaulieu DNS

DNS Donald Buckley DNS

DNS Craig Burland DNS

DNS Brian Anderson DNS

DNS Ben Downing DNS

DNS Antonio Massaro DNS

Woman Master 100K

Place Name Chip Time

1 Betsy Schauer 4:58:48

2 Nicole Brandt 5:55:58

3 Paula Stewart 6:01:01

DNS Valarie Wright* DNS

DNS Rachel Weaver* DNS

DNS Julie Sroka* DNS

Men 200K

Place Name 100K SPLIT 200K Time

1 Brendan Housler 4:06:36 8:17:53

2 John West         4:10:25 8:52:20

3 Andrew Boissiere 4:10:24 9:02:10

4 Stuart Houltham 4:23:21 9:08:47

5 Mike Kaldy         4:30:41 9:21:14

6 David Cornett         4:29:03 9:37:56

7 Joe Worboy         4:30:41 9:40:31

8 Yuanshuai Si            4:32:28 9:49:40

9 Ryun Mielke         4:49:54 10:30:10

10 Mike Rucker         4:43:52 10:32:19

11 Christopher Holmes 4:44:51 10:37:36

12 Mark Damschroder 4:59:18 10:51:11

13 Chad Lacher         5:00:20 11:00:58

14 Brent Halsey         5:17:30 11:14:40

15 Daniel Nolan         5:21:22 11:17:07

16 Adam Karpowicz 5:33:31 11:38:29

17 Scott Sutton         5:38:55 12:41:12

18 William Rea         5:37:44 12:46:40

DNF    Connor Super 4:08:42 DNF

DNF    Scott Dickson 5:06:01 DNF

DNF    Chuck Boyer 5:11:33 DNF

DNF    Steven Boggs 5:14:38 DNF

DNF    Andrew Bendle 5:26:32 DNF

DNF    Caleb Coates 5:30:15 DNF

DNF    Devon Ault         5:36:03 DNF

DNF    Quinn Sprouse 5:36:04 DNF

DNF    Hart Main         6:33:58 DNF

DNS    Jeremy Gudorf DNS

DNS    Bradley Moreland DNS

DNS    Chris Schuele DNS

DNS    Ee Durbin DNS

DNS    Nicholas Scaggs DNS

DNS    Karlou Jones DNS

DNS    Kenneth Hunt DNS

DNS    Liam Sullivan DNS

DNS    Paul Lander         DNS

DNS    Rajiv Westlick DNS

Men's 200K Master

Place Name 100K SPLIT Chip Time

1 Bodo Knudsen 4:43:39 9:51:01

2 S. Morman*         4:42:33 10:11:42

3 Douglas Ritzert 5:10:40 10:52:32

4 Gary Dunham         5:14:12 11:10:44

5 Mark Brown         4:58:33 11:22:44

6 Steve Curran         5:12:05 11:34:41

7 Arthur Smith         5:32:04 11:53:38

DNF    Jamieson Giefer 4:43:51 DNF

DNF    Jason Molyet 4:50:12 DNF

DNF    Garth Prosser* 4:53:29 DNF

DNF    Todd Mullins 5:17:28 DNF

DNF    Jeff Wass 5:38:30 DNF

DNF    Jeff Shaull 6:11:22 DNF

DNS    Tom Bower DNS

DNS    Ron Smedley DNS

DNS    Eli Orth DNS

DNS    Dean Peterson DNS

Woman 200K Master

Place Name 100K SPLIT Chip Time

1 Judith Stutes*     5:33:32 13:22:08

DNS Jill White*     DNS