Uncle John's Gravel Race
- Date
- Last held Sep 13, 2026, next date to be announced
- Location
- St Johns, Michigan
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Official race websiteStart location and course
8614 US-127, St Johns, MI 48879
The pin marks the address the race lists, which is usually the start. The organizers have not shared a course map with us yet.
2026 results
All results (2 years)28 Mile Open
16 Mile Open
57 Mile Open
Aggregated from official results for Uncle John's Gravel Race. Individual finisher names are not stored here.
How fast do you need to be at Uncle John's Gravel Race?
At the 2026 28 Mile Open, the fastest tenth finished in 1:13:35 or better, the top quarter in 1:18:55, and half the field in 1:28:43; the last tenth came in after 1:55:55.
At the 2026 16 Mile Open, the fastest tenth finished in 49:21 or better, the top quarter in 53:51, and half the field in 1:02:06; the last tenth came in after 1:21:23.
At the 2026 57 Mile Open, the fastest tenth finished in 2:21:22 or better, the top quarter in 2:30:44, and half the field in 2:40:50; the last tenth came in after 3:34:16.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| Under 20 | n/a | 1:29:19 |
| 20-29 | 1:28:33 | 1:13:24 |
| 30-39 | 1:35:03 | 1:13:16 |
| 40-49 | 1:18:53 | 1:13:19 |
| 50-59 | 1:30:03 | 1:13:24 |
| 60-69 | 1:32:24 | 1:15:58 |
| 70+ | n/a | 1:38:39 |
Groups with fewer than five finishers are left out. Awards vary by race; check the race's rules.
What would my time get me?
Where a finish time would have placed in 2026.
Finishers by year
Up 11 percent since 2025.
All events combined, from official results.
Uncle John's Gravel Race Gravel year by year
From 2025 to 2026, the field went from 264 to 314 finishers, and the median time dropped from 1:34:50 to 1:28:43.
| Year | Finishers | Median | Fastest tenth | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 314 (+19%) | 1:28:43 | under 1:13:35 | 1:13:14 |
| 2025 | 264 | 1:34:50 | under 1:16:15 | 1:12:49 |
From each year's official results for the Gravel; virtual options are left out.
Race details
- Where
- 8614 US-127, St Johns, MI 48879Map
- Course
- Road
- Distances
- Gravel
- Editions
- 2026 (Sep 13, 2026), 2025 (Sep 7, 2025), 2024 (Sep 8, 2024)
- Status
- The next edition has not been announced yet. Past events: 15 Mile Athena, 15 Mile Clydesdale, 26 Mile Athena, 26 Mile Clydesdale, 56 Mile Athena.
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Quick answers
- When is Uncle John's Gravel Race?
- The next date has not been announced.
- How much does it cost?
- See the registration page for current pricing.
- What distances are offered?
- Gravel.
- How big is it, and how fast?
- In 2026, 314 athletes finished the 28 Mile Open; the median finish was 1:28:43 and the winner finished in 1:13:14.
- Where does it start?
- 8614 US-127, St Johns, MI 48879.
From the organizers
Uncle John’s Dirty Ride is a chip-timed cycling event across the flat, fast, dirt roads of Gratiot County, Michigan. Utilizing the ever-popular Uncle John’s Cider Mill grounds as the start/finish, the course(s) will traverse through the wooded Saginaw/Gratiot Game Area and farm backroads lined with 10 foot high cornfields. 99% of the course is on dirt roads.