Uncle John's Gravel Race
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Uncle John's Gravel Race

St. John's, Michigan, United States View on map
Sep 13, 2026 (America/Detroit local time)
Gravel biking

About this race

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.

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Gravel biking

57 Mile Open

Sep 13, 2026 Ultra 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

57 Mile Clydesdale and Athena

Sep 13, 2026 Ultra 9:30 AM
Free
Closed

57 Mile Fat Tire

Sep 13, 2026 Ultra 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

57 Mile Single Speed

Sep 13, 2026 Ultra 9:30 AM
Free
Closed

57 Mile CoEd Tandem

Sep 13, 2026 Ultra 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

28 Mile Open

Sep 13, 2026 45.1K 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

28 Mile Clydesdale and Athena

Sep 13, 2026 45.1K 9:30 AM
Free
Closed

28 Mile Fat Tire

Sep 13, 2026 45.1K 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

28 Mile Single Speed

Sep 13, 2026 45.1K 9:30 AM
Free
Closed

28 Mile CoEd Tandem

Sep 13, 2026 45.1K 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

28 Mile Vintage Bike

Sep 13, 2026 45.1K 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

16 Mile Open

Sep 13, 2026 25.7K 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

16 Mile Clydesdale and Athena

Sep 13, 2026 25.7K 9:30 AM
Free
Closed

16 Mile Fat Tire

Sep 13, 2026 25.7K 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

16 Mile Single Speed

Sep 13, 2026 25.7K 9:30 AM
Free
Closed

16 Mile CoEd Tandem

Sep 13, 2026 25.7K 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

16 Mile Vintage Bike

Sep 13, 2026 25.7K 10:00 AM
Free
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in St. John's, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 11.8° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 22.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 10.9° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 23.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
17.9
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
1.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
70.6%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on September 13, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on September 13, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 36m

The sun rises at 7:16 AM and sets at 7:52 PM local time (EDT) in St. John's on September 13, 2026 — 12h 36m of daylight.

Course

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 9 St. John's events

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