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2026-06-15 14:01:49<\/b>
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Tourists strolling through central London were treated to an unexpected sight on Sunday (14.06.26) as more than 1,000 cyclists stripped off for the annual World Naked Bike Ride.

\nThe eye-popping event, which has been held in the capital every year since 2004, saw an estimated 1,200 riders pedal through London’s famous streets in the buff to protest against car culture, oil dependency and the dangers faced by cyclists on the roads.

\nRiders gathered at meeting points across the city before converging at Westminster Bridge and setting off as one colourful, and largely unclothed, procession past some of the capital’s best-known landmarks.

\nThis year’s ride was moved to a Sunday rather than a Saturday to avoid the traffic and demonstrations linked to Trooping the Colour, which took place the previous day to celebrate King Charles’ official birthday.

\nDespite attracting headlines for its lack of clothing, organisers insist the event carries a serious message.

\nThe World Naked Bike Ride first took place in Zaragoza, Spain, in 2003 and has since expanded into a global movement, with more than 10,000 naked cycling events held worldwide each year.

\nAs well as highlighting environmental concerns and reducing dependence on cars, the campaign promotes cyclist safety and body positivity.

\nA spokesman for WNBR said: \u201cOur body positivity\/body acceptance theme is all about having a sensible attitude to the human body instead of suffering from the angst of body image and peer pressure for abnormal sexual activity.

\n\u201cWe all have bodies, we are all different, and that\u2019s OK.\u201d

\nOrganisers also share their routes and guidance with the Metropolitan Police in advance, including instructions reminding participants not to engage in inappropriate behaviour.

\nHowever, the event continues to divide opinion.

\nEmma Jane Taylor, founder of sexual abuse charity Project 90-10, told The Daily Telegraph: \u201cThe next day [after the bike ride], if you go and do that, you\u2019ll be arrested. How come on this day it\u2019s had the green light?\u201d

\nShe has launched a petition calling for reforms to the event’s legal and safeguarding policies, with critics arguing more should be done to shield children from witnessing the spectacle.

\nSocial media users were equally divided.

\nOne wrote on X: \u201cThe naked cycle or the naked bike ride in London is so messed up. You know some of them are getting off being naked in public. We didn\u2019t consent to seeing old cocks and vaginas on our streets.\u201d

\nAnother posted: \u201cWalking down the Strand when about 1,000 mentally ill people naked riding bikes – mostly middle aged men. One absolute weapon in his 60s wearing a crown walking down the road with his tiny todger out.\u201d

\nA third added: \u201cBus was held up for ages by vast horde of naked cycling perverts. Immediate observations; it’s never, never the ones you’d want, it’s always \u2018for charity\u2019 or a protest but clearly these people are exhibitionists, [and] stop stripping off in front of children for the love of God.\u201d
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