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Gallery: Gravel Gran Fundo bike ride new to Northwest Tune-Up

July 14, 2024 5:06 pm

Timothy Schermetzler leads a group of riders out of the Evil Bikes parking lot onto Harris Street in Fairhaven at the start of the Gravel Gran Fundo bike ride on Sunday, July 14. — Timothy Schermetzler leads a group of riders out of the Evil Bikes parking lot onto Harris Street in Fairhaven at the start of the Gravel Gran Fundo bike ride on Sunday, July 14. (Eric Becker/Cascadia Daily News)

Landon Holt clears the 26-inch jump challenge. — Landon Holt clears the 26-inch jump challenge. (Eric Becker/Cascadia Daily News)

Amy Hopkins and Stephanie Short ride along the Interurban Trail. — Amy Hopkins and Stephanie Short ride along the Interurban Trail. (Eric Becker/Cascadia Daily News)

Bikes cover the asphalt of the Evil Bikes parking lot before the start of the ride. — Bikes cover the asphalt of the Evil Bikes parking lot before the start of the ride. (Eric Becker/Cascadia Daily News)

Timothy Schermetzler helps a child with gloves before the ride. — Timothy Schermetzler helps a child with gloves before the ride. (Eric Becker/Cascadia Daily News)

A pair of riders make their way down the Interurban Trail. — A pair of riders make their way down the Interurban Trail. (Eric Becker/Cascadia Daily News)

Grecelyn Betinol competes in the teeter-totter station. — Grecelyn Betinol competes in the teeter-totter station. (Eric Becker/Cascadia Daily News)

Brandon Watts competes in the gravel challenge. — Brandon Watts competes in the gravel challenge. (Eric Becker/Cascadia Daily News)

Kevin Nocom, right, and Frederic Allen ride along Clementine Avenue. — Kevin Nocom, right, and Frederic Allen ride along Clementine Avenue. (Eric Becker/Cascadia Daily News)

Anson, right, and Shawn Call ride near the Lost Lake Trailhead. — Anson, right, and Shawn Call ride near the Lost Lake Trailhead. (Eric Becker/Cascadia Daily News)

Landon Holt clears the jump challenge. — Landon Holt clears the jump challenge. (Eric Becker/Cascadia Daily News)

New this year to Northwest Tune-Up Festival was the Gravel Gran Fundo on Sunday, July 14, sponsored by Evil Bikes. Modeled off the popular “gran fondo” format of an untimed group ride with the amenities of a bike race, the Gravel Gran Fundo had three course distances (15, 21 and 25 miles) over the beautiful gravel roads and trails of the Chuckanuts south of town.