Charity motorcycle ride ranks second in world for donations

Stuart RustSouth of England
News imageBBC A group of motorbike riders are heading past the camera. They are all wearing similar brown suits. The closest rider to us has a brown bow tie, a beard, and is wearing glasses. BBC
Dorset's Distinguished Gentleman's Ride ranked second globally for fundraising

A charity motorcycle ride where participants donned suits on vintage-style bikes has raised more than £100,000 for men's health causes.

Dorset's Distinguished Gentleman's Ride event last month ranked second among more than 1,000 rides held around the world, behind only New York.

The annual global fundraiser involved more than 120,000 riders across 109 countries and raised more than £5m for men's health charity Movember.

Locally, more than 1,000 riders and passengers took part in the event, which began at Poole Quay before travelling through Sandbanks, Westbourne, Bournemouth and Christchurch before finishing at the Sammy Miller Motorcycle Museum.

News imageA huge group of motorcyclists are gathered by the sea in Bournemouth. Many of the bikers are smartly dressed and wearing ties.
Participants dressed in formal clothing while riding classic and vintage-style motorcycles
News imageA crows is gathered around an orange-coloured motorbike with a sidecar. The rider of the bike is wearing a black helmet and a Union Jack waistcoat. The passenger in the side car is wearing a hood with cartoonish eyes on the top. A model of Gromit, the dog from Wallace and Gromit, can be seen in the front of the side car.
More than 1,000 riders and passengers took part in this year's event in Dorset

Crowds gathered along parts of the route to watch the procession of classic, vintage and custom motorcycles.

Organisers previously thanked riders, volunteers, marshals, photographers and spectators for helping make the event a success, describing it as a "fantastic day".

Founded in Sydney, Australia, the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride now takes place in more than 100 countries around the world.

Movember funds projects focused on men's mental health, suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

The charity has partnered with the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride since 2016.