Tuesday, June 25, 2024

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.





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
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!











Wednesday, April 17, 2024

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.




  


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.



Tuesday, February 27, 2024

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.

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

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. 


*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