Distinguished Gentleman's Ride

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The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride is a global motorcycle event raising funds and awareness for prostate cancer research and men's mental health programs [1] on behalf of the Movember Foundation.

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Open to all genders, The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride was founded in 2012 by Mark Hawwa in Sydney, Australia, and is centred around classic and vintage styled motorcycles. While the event encompasses classic and vintage style, it also welcomes niche custom motorcycle styles such as cafe racers, choppers, scramblers, and more. [2]

To date the event has raised $31.6 million USD, from 340,000 classic and vintage riders, located in 115 countries. [3]

The ride provides an outline of dress and behaviour, suggesting riders wear dapper clothing, silk vests, tweed suits and behave courteously, donning not only classic style, but classic manners. [4] Suggested motorcycles for the themed ride include café racers, bobbers, classics, modern classics, flat trackers, scramblers, old school choppers, brat styled, classic scooters, and classic sidecars. [4] The ride carries no entry fee; however, some rides require minimum donation amounts to join. All riders are encouraged to raise funds for prostate cancer research and men's mental health programs on behalf of charity partner the Movember Foundation.

In 2014 Triumph Motorcycles started to support and sponsor the ride,. [5] For 2019, joining global sponsors Triumph Motorcycles are luxury helmet brand, Hedon Helmets, as well as REV'IT!, and Elf Lubricants, joining the event as global prize sponsor. [6]

In 2015 one of the three motorcycles ridden by actor Chris Pratt in Jurassic World was auctioned off, with the profits going to the prostate cancer funds. [7]

Schedule

The event takes place on the last Sunday in September each year.

YearSeptemberNumber of registered riders worldwideFunds Raised
201230th2.500N/A
201329th11.000$277k AUD
201428th20.000$1.5M USD
201527th37.000$2.3M USD
201625th57.000$3.65M USD
201724th94.000$4.85M USD
201830th114.000$6.1M USD
201929th116.000$6M USD

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References

  1. ↑ "The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride". The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride.
  2. ↑ "The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride". The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride.
  3. ↑ "The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride". The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride.
  4. 1 2 "Style Guide". The 2016 Distinguished Gentleman's Ride. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  5. ↑ Motorcycles, Triumph. "Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2014 | Triumph Motorcycles". www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Prizes". The 2016 Distinguished Gentleman's Ride. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  7. ↑ Chris Pratt Jurassic World Triumph Scrambler eBay Auction Ultimate Motorcycling, 21 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-02-16
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride". The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride.
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