Last leg of Distinguished Gentleman's Ride 2016 held in Mumbai and Pune

The Distinguished Gentleman's Ride (DGR) 2016 took place on September 25 across the country and the last leg was held two days ago in Mumbai and Pune. Close to 210 riders registered in both cities for the ride. For those who don’t know, the DGR is group ride with an aim to create awareness on prostate cancer and raise money to support the research in the field of the fatal disease.

The bikers in Mumbai started their ride at 8am and made their first stop at the Gateway of India and ended in Lower Parel. The Pune ride was flagged of from the Triumph dealership in Pashan and ended at a cafe nearby. The event also announced titles like most distinguished motorcycle, most distinguished couple, most distinguished gentleman, most distinguished lady, most distinguished support, most distinguished moustache, most distinguished beard and most distinguished junior.

Mr. Vimal Sumbly, Managing Director, Triumph Motorcycles India Pvt. Ltd commented “The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is a brilliant initiative which not only successfully establishes and strengthens the bond amongst fellow motorcyclists, but also is aimed at promoting a social cause.  We, at Triumph Motorcycles India, are very happy to have collaborated with the DGR for the third time in a row in India, which gives us just the right platform to provide our esteemed customers and brand patrons with a complete riding experience.

Mr. Sumbly further added, “Last year bikers from 410 cities in 79 countries raised 2.3 million dollars (Rs 15.3 crore) towards prostate cancer research. The 2016 fundraising goal is five million dollars (Rs 33.2 crore) and we want to play an important role to achieve this goal. We have always seen passionate riders from across the country and it shows in the way they embrace the entire process of following a dress code and riding in harmony with fellow bikers, it has also helped with breaking the stereotypes the society associates with men on bikes whilst raising funds for men’s health issues.”