2011 Suit Up and Ride

Dear Readers,

We bring you some more info on the 2011 Suit Up and Ride. Please find the event description below (we spruiced it up with some pictures)!

The LooknBook Team

Tour de France Winner Cadel Evans joins Orygen Youth Health’s Suit Up and Ride Again in 2011

Cadel Evans, winner of the 2011 Tour de France, has confirmed he will be attending Orygen Youth Health’s corporate team cycling event Suit Up & Ride again this year on Friday 25th November 2011.

Cadel will join FOX FM’s Matt Tilley in a challenge the whole community can get behind, more details will be posted on our website in coming weeks: www.suitupandride.com.au

And it gets just as exciting off the bike.

The wonderful ARIA award-winning Australian singer songwriter Clare Bowditch will be performing! And participants, supporters and spectators will be able to enjoy culinary delights from our Maggie Beer Gourmet BBQ.

Suit Up and Ride is Melbourne’s quirkiest cycling event. Teams of five compete in a time trial on Melbourne Bike Share bikes, around a short course at Waterfront City in the Docklands, the catch is they must wear their suit, or regular office attire. Last year we had miners, fire fighters, a Melbourne Storm team decked out in purple, and someone in a gorilla suit!

Last year's gorilla participant

Thanks to the wonderful support of last year’s participants, Orygen Youth Health, led by 2010 Australian of the Year and Suit Up and Ride Patron, Professor Patrick McGorry AO, raised over $47,000 allowing us to directly support approximately 700 Year 10 students to go though the Headsmart program in three schools in the North and West of Melbourne.

Places are limited and expected to sell out quickly, so if you are planning to register a team, get on your bikes and visit our website: www.suitupandride.com.au

We look forward to seeing you at Suit Up and Ride on Friday, November 25th 2011.