Global – Riding the streets in a distinguished manner again, for the seventh year running, is the world-wide ride out and charity for dapper men and women – The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride.
The ride, scheduled to take place on the 30th September 2018, aims to raise funds to help the fight against prostrate cancer and for men’s health on behalf of The Movember Foundation with participants stylishly dressed in a dapper manner, riding classic and vintage styled motorcycles.
What does dapper dressing require of riders? Well fortunately there is a style guide to being distinguished and dapper from the ride.
Dress: Tailored suits, silk waistcoats, crisp shirts, stylish caps and polished brogues.
Ride: Cafe’ Racer, Bobber, Classic, Tracker, Scrambler, Old School Chopper, Modern Classic, Sidecar, Classic Scooter, Brat Styled motorcycles. Visit our style guide to check out the bikes that make The Distinguished Gentleman’s the unique event that it is.
Do: Bring your finest manners, your neatest facial foliage, your most dashing drapes, a sense of fun, and a smile.
Pay: We encourage those riding to make a donation to support the cause, as well reaching out to friends, family and colleagues to donate via your personal fundraising page.
Register: By registering on The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride website, participants will have the ability to select their local rides from worldwide locations and view the ride details.
Funding – Support
Having already raised over $13M USD for charity since 2013, The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is on a quest to raise a further $6M USD throughout the 2018 fundraising campaign which kicked off on August 1st.
This goal is made possible with the support of long standing global partners Triumph Motorcycles and Zenith Watches providing special rewards for fundraisers and the winners of the gentlefolk competition including modern classic motorcycles and luxury watches.
Helmet partner Hedon Workshop will also be supplying exclusive DGR 2018 helmets to the Top 100 global fundraisers, as well as REV’IT!, the official safety apparel partner providing rewards for the Top 10 highest and Top 100-150 highest fundraisers.
Raising Awareness
With close to 1 million men losing their lives annually from suicide and prostate cancer, the mission of The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is to raise awareness and funds for these causes on behalf of charity partner, the Movember Foundation.
This year’s launch video shines a light on the subject, no matter who you are, where you are from, your lives and those around you can be affected by these very real issues.
Prostate cancer statistics: Global Burden of Disease Study, 2016 estimates.
Male suicide statistics: WHO Global Health Estimates, 2015 estimates.
Mark Hawwa, Founder of Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, “The past 6 years have seen The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride grow far more than I ever could have imagined – not only in its reach and the number of participants of the ride itself, but in people that have made that decision to get themselves checked.
Working with the Movember Foundation has allowed us to target key concerns in men’s health, helping us change the lives of men and helping them to live longer and happier.
None of this would be made possible if not for the support and unity of Triumph Motorcycles and Zenith Watches.
The collective passion of all these brilliant organisations is the fuel to The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, empowering all classic and custom motorcycle riders to bond together and put on the most dashing charity event this world has ever seen.”
JC, Founder of Movember Foundation, “The support and passion from the ride hosts, volunteers and participants is overwhelming.
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is about bringing together the motorcycle community to ride dapper, fundraise for the Movember Foundation and most importantly have shoulder to shoulder conversations.
If we can get man to ride together and have conversations, then we can help change their behaviour and help men stop dying too young. Thanks for fuelling the ride!”
With major cities such as Sydney, London, New York City, Los Angeles and Milan topping in excess of over 1,000+ motorcyclists per ride, the event is a site to behold and not to be missed, the event is anticipating 120,000 participants in 95 countries for 2018.
Information
On Facebook – @Gentlemansride
Be A Man Of More Words
On the run up to – The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride – a timely reminder from The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride Charity partner the Movember Foundation that too many lives are lost to depression.
Today, September 10th 2018 is suicide prevention day and the reminder is for you to be a Man of More Words. This means talking when things get tough, reaching out to a friend if you think they are struggling, and taking the time to stop and listen. #ManofMoreWords