Distinguished Gentleman's Ride breaks records in 2022
The Australian-born event raised over $8million globally for men's health charity Movember
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride returned to full strength in 2022 following two years of COVID-19 interruptions, raising over $8million AUD for prostate cancer research and men’s mental health.
On Sunday May 22, 2022, over 90,000 riders worldwide put on their most dapper clothes and hit the road for a good cause, piloting a wide-array of mouth-watering classic and modern motorcycles.
While the total number of riders didn’t quite eclipse the pre-COVID 2019 event, it did see a significant increase compared to 2020 and 2021 which were both hit hard by the pandemic. Donations were also up considerably from those years, with the 2022 total one of the highest ever.
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Worldwide donations for 2022 have so far totalled over $6million USD, with funds going to men’s health charity, Movember. The Movember organisation, famous for encouraging liberal moustache growth in the month of November, raises money and offers support and services surrounding men’s health.
Founded in 2012 by Mark Hawwa, the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride (DGR) has evolved from its humble Sydney beginnings to become a worldwide phenomenon. The event has raised over $37.5M USD in its 11-year history. Riders meet in one of the hundreds of locations around the world to ride, with specific guidelines on motorcycle type and dress code.
The 2022 event saw records fall, with the USA, England and Australia leading the charge for total money raised. The USA had 12,297 riders raise $2.9million AUD, while 6990 English riders raised nearly $1.2million AUD.
Australia, the founding country of the DGR, continued to bat above its average, raising over $1million AUD despite its much smaller population. There were 5040 local riders involved with Sydney leading the way with $166,647 AUD raised by 722 riders.
Sydney was 6th in the list of worldwide cities that raised the most money, while Melbourne followed in 11th place, raising $103,233 AUD with 577 riders. Brisbane and Adelaide both featured in the top 20 as well.
The leading city was New York City, with 575 riders raising an impressive $241,526 AUD. Of particular note, the Scottish city of Edinburgh, in 5th place, saw just 204 riders raise $199,466 AUD.
On the individual leaderboard, Ron Krietemeyer from San Francisco topped the charts, raising $141,987 AUD. AS a result of his efforts, Kreitemeyer will be presented with a one-off Triumph Bonneville T120 built in collaboration with guitar giant Gibson. Along with the bike, he’ll also revieve a custom 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Reissue guitar.
In 5th place worldwide was Wollongong’s Phil Critcher, who raised $51,933 AUD, while Melbourne’s Tom Dickson won an Epiphone ‘Inspired by Gibson’ 1959 Les Paul Standard as the winner of the randomly-selected Spirit of ’59 prize.
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