World Naked Bike Ride 2017: Starting points, timings and dress code

We strip away the misinformation and lay the facts bare
Spectacle: The crowd reacts as naked cyclists ride through London for the World Naked Bike Ride
Reuters/Luke MacGregor

The world naked bike ride returns for another year this weekend, on Saturday June 10, as folks across the capital pedal their wares in protest against a culture of oil dependency.

Since its inception in 2004, the great undressed have ridden across London in a celebration of the bare body, to draw attention to the problems with ‘car culture’ and to defend the rights of cyclists.

Of course, it is not for the faint of heart: anyone wishing to participate with the ridden protest must have, ahem, the balls to cycle past London’s most famous landmarks in the nude. All routes will pass Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Parliament, Westminster Bridge, London Eye, Waterloo Bridge, Royal Courts of Justice, Covent Garden, The Mall and Wellington Arch, where the race finishes. Eye-catching nakedness, though, is much of the point; a remark on need for drivers to be vigilant of cyclists on the road.

Organisers are clear that covering up with body paint or underwear is acceptable, and that riders should only strip down to whatever level they are comfortable with. It's expected around 1000 cyclists will take part.

Given the event is a fun, lively event, many people plump for colourful body art or fancy dress – and no matter what the weather is like (it’s set to be warm, if cloudy), slap on the suncream. Remember, don’t be a boob and avoid run-ins with police by only undressing at the beginning of the race, not before, and covering up as soon as the ride is over.

The WNBR begins from seven different starting points across London: there are bases at Tower Hill, Regents Park, Kings Cross, West Norwood, Hyde Park, Clapham Junction and Kew Bridge. Each of the routes can be found at wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org, but all are around nine miles long, and all blend at or before Westminster Bridge for the final leg of the race.

Start times are as follows:

Tower Hill – 14:30 assembly, 15:00 departure. Meet at Trinity Square Gardens, EC3N 4DJ. More information

Kings Cross – 14:15 assembly, 15:00 departure. Meet at Lewis Cubitt Park, N1C 4UZ. More information

West Norwood –11:00 body painting, 14:00 assembly, 14:30 departure. Meet at 242 Norwood Rd, SE27 9AW. This ride has an optional return ride and BBQ. More information

Hyde Park – 14:15 assembly, 15:00 departure. Meet at North Carriage Drive, W2 2ET More information

Regents Park – 14:30 assembly, 15:00 departure. Meet at Cumberland Green, NW1 4NA. More information

Clapham Junction – 14:30 assembly, 14:45 departure. Meet at Grant Road, SW11 2NU. This group also has an optional feeder ride starting from Kew Bridge at 13:45. More information

Kew Bridge – 13:30 assembly, 13:45 departure. Meet at North end of Kew Bridge, W4 3NQ. This is an optional feeder ride which will join the Clapham Junction riders. More information

For more information, visit worldnakedbikeride.org

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