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2015

Pre-ride coverage

• The Argus, 21 May 2015: "Naked bike ride returns for tenth birthday"
• The Argus, 27 Dec 2014: "Naked bike riders bag it up"

2014

Post-ride coverage

• BT.com Lifestyle, 20 Jun 2014: "Why I bike in the buff"
• The Argus Letters, 13 Jun 2014: "I don’t see the funny side of these naked bike riders"
• The Tab, Sussex, 10 Jun 2014: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride: The Day in Pictures"
• The Argus, 9 Jun 2014, page 6: "Brighton cyclists lose the lycra for annual naked ride"

Pre-ride coverage

• BBC Sussex, 10.40am: Danny Pike interviews Duncan Blinkhorn
• The Argus, 5 Jun 2014: "Artist creates mural ahead of naked bike ride in Brighton this Sunday"
• Gscene magazine, 3 Jun 2014: "Hundreds to cycle naked through Brighton"
• Viva Brighton, Jun 2014, page 53: "Bike Train" (includes mention of the Brighton Naked Bike Ride)
• BN1 Magazine, Jun 2014, page 7: "Naked Bike Ride" (read online/PDF download)
• 7 Directory (Seven Dials), Jun 2014, front cover and page 29: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride 8th June" (read online)
• Gscene magazine, 20 May 2014: "Hundreds to cycle naked through Brighton"

2013

Post-ride coverage

• Kemptown Rag, Jul 2013, page 1: "I want to ride my bicycle ..." (Cover photo by JJ Waller)
• The Brighton Magazine, 11 Jun 2013: "Cavalcade Of Bodies And Banners: Naked Bike Riders Salute Brighton & Hove As A Cycle City"
• The Argus, 8 Jul 2013: "Your 20 most Brighton things to happen ever - results"
• The Argus Letters, 21 Jun 2013: "The naked truth about indecency laws"
• The Argus Letters, 14 Jun 2013: "It's right to make naked bike-riders cover up"
• The Argus, 10 Jun 2013: "In photos: Naked Bike Ride through Brighton and Hove"
• The Argus, 10 Jun 2013: "Naked Bike Ride through Brighton and Hove billed "enormous success""
• BBC News, 9 Jun 2013: "Brighton nude cyclists ignore police advice to 'cover intimate areas'"

Pre-ride coverage

• Road.cc, 6 Jun 2013: "Get naked on your bike this weekend in London, Brighton & Southampton"
• Radio 2, 6 Jun 2013, 6.30-9.30am: Zoe Ball mentions the ride while sitting in on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, quoting a listener: "'Hi, Zoe and Lynne. Only three more sleeps till the World Nude [sic] Bike Ride in Brighton on Sunday. I'll give you a wave as I ride past', says Mark. Only in Brighton. Love it. Only in Brighton..."
• Juice FM, 6 Jun 2013: Guy Lloyd Juice Drive Show interviews a ride participant
• BN1 magazine online, 6 Jun 2013 (dated 9 June): "Naked Bike Ride"
• The Argus, 6 Jun 2013 (dated 5 June), page 12: "Naked bike riders should cover up, says Brighton and Hove's top cop"
• Latest 7 magazine, 4-10 Jun 2013, page 23: "Naked Bike Ride" (short listing)
• The Argus, 5 Jun 2013, page 9: "Thousands dare to bare all for annual Brighton naked bike ride"
• The Brighton Source, Jun 2013: Quarter page advert pending
• Viva Brighton, Jun 2013, page 9: "Five minutes with... Nick Sayers, founder of Brighton Naked Bike Ride"
• Brighton & Hove Independent, 17 May 2013, page 12: "Naked Bike Ride mixes celebration and protest in its eighth year"
• The Brighton Magazine, 10 May 2013: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride Mixes Celebration And Protest In Its Eighth Year"
• The-Latest.com (not The Latest magazine!), 21 Apr 2013: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride 2013, Preston Park, London Road, Brighton, UK"
• VisitBrighton: "2013 Only in Brighton"

2012

Post-ride coverage

• The Argus letters, 26 Jun 2012: "Brighton's "wacky ways""
• The Argus letters, 21 Jun 2012, page 10: "Ride response" (supportive letter from Emma Black, Perth, Australia)
• The Argus letters, 20 Jun 2012: "The 'raving' cyclists"
• The Argus letters, 15 Jun 2012, page 10: "The Naked Bike Ride: a nice lunch turned into the wrong sort of feast"
• The Leader, 14 Jun 2012, page 3: "Naked cyclists brave the rain"
• The Argus, 11 Jun 2012: "Hundreds of naked cyclists brave gloomy Brighton weather"

Pre-ride coverage

• ITV Meridian, 10 Jun 2012: "Bare what you dare!"
• The Argus, 10 Jun 2012: "Cyclists gearing up for Brighton's naked bike ride"
• BBC Sussex Saturday Breakfast with Mark Carter, 9 Jun 2012: Interview with Duncan Blinkhorn about the ride, 6:42-6:47am
• Juice 107.2, 7 Jun 2012: "Brighton's Naked Bike Ride is Back this Sunday."
• Inside Brighton & Hove magazine, Jun/Jul 2012, page 6: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride" (online edition)
• BN1 magazine, Jun 2012, page 5: "Naked Bike Ride" (with wrong start location!) (online edition)
• What's Happening magazine, Jun 2012, page 13: "Saddle sore!"
• Viva Lewes Handbook, Jun 2012, page 20: Midsummer Skinny Dip listing
• Staying There, Jun 2012: "World Party: Big Events in June 2012: Water battles and baby jumping in Spain, Vegas goes electric and Brighton bikes in the buff"
• BikeRadar, 28 May 2012: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride returns with nude triathlon"
• Road.cc, 17 May 2012: "Ancient Greek 'triathlon' theme for Brighton Naked Bike Ride next month"
• The Argus, 15 May 2012, page 13: "Brighton's Naked Bike Ride takes on Olympic theme for 2012"
• EasyJet Holiday Blog, 14 May 2012: "June’s Bizarre Events in Europe"
• Juice 107.2, 13 May 2012: "Brighton's Naked Bike Ride is Back ."
• The Latest, 11 May 2012: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride to end with skinny dip"
• Gscene online, 11 May 2012: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride celebrate body power with a naked triathlon"
• Brighton and Hove News, 11 May 2012: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride to end with skinny dip"
• BBC Sussex radio, 13 Apr 2012, 7.25am: Sussex Breakfast with Neil Pringle, discussing skinny dipping
• What's Happening magazine, Apr 2012, page 39: "Fancy baring it all in Brighton?"
• The Brighton Source, Apr 2012, page 4: "Wet and naked"
• BN1 magazine, Apr 2012, page 5: "World Naked Bike Ride" (with wrong ride date!) (online edition)
• XYZ magazine, Apr 2012, page 25: Small listings entry for Springtime Skinny Dip
• The Argus, 19 Mar 2012, page 12: "Different dipping" (correction of misprinted date and expected turnout)
• The Argus, 17-18 Mar 2012, page 5: "Naked swimmers make a big splash" (shorter online version: "Swimmers set to strip off for Brighton skinny dip")
• Juice FM, 16 (?) Mar 2012: Mention of the Springtime Skinny Dip

2011

Post-ride coverage

• Channel 4, 12 Jan 2012: "My Daughter the Teenage Nudist"
• Bricycles newsletter, Jul-Sep 2011, page 5: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride" (PDF edition)
• Latest 7, 21-27 Jun 2011, page 8: "Dare to bare?" (read online)
• Latest TV, 19 Jun 2011: "Brighton Lights 27: Naked Bike Ride, Brighton Festival, Cults, The Antlers, Great Wall Of Vagina (17:43–24:40 in video)
• The Leader, 16 Jun 2011: Captioned photo on front page: "Hundreds of people defied the rain..."
• The Argus (online), 13 Jun 2011: "Hundreds take part in Brighton's Naked Bike Ride"
• The Argus (print), 13 Jun 2011, page 1 and 3: "Naked cyclists hit city streets" / "Riders grin and bare it" (text online)

Pre-ride coverage

• The Argus Guide, 10 Jun 2011: "Naked Bike Ride, Various locations, Brighton, June 11"
• BBC South Today, 6 Jun 2011, 6.30pm: news story about opposition to the Portsmouth ride, featuring clips from Brighton (9:23 – 11:31 in video)
• Sussex Online TV (at Chichester Observer), 6 Jun 2011: "What’s On in Sussex" (1:43 – 1:53 in video)
• The Argus, 5 Jun 2011, "Students to strip off for Brighton Naked Bike Ride"
• Puur op reis (Dutch lifestyle magazine), 5 Jun 2011: "Blote rit door Brighton" (Google translation)
• BIKEmagic, 2 Jun 2011: "Cyclists get naked for Brighton cycle ride"
• BikeRadar, 2 Jun 2011: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride set for 12 June"
• Brighton Healthy, Jun/Jul 2011, page 5: "Grin and bare it!"
• The Argus, 18 May 2011, page 13: "Bigger and barer bike ride splits opinion"
• Blue Guide, Summer 2011, page 42-42: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride"

2010

Post-ride coverage

• BN Magazine, Spring 2011 (No 187), page 32: "Brighton and Cork get rocking to the sound of the WNBR"
• The Argus letters, 1 Jul 2010: "Sleazy city"
• You Got Papped, Jul 2010, pages 4-5: "Naked" (plus incidental photos on pages 22, 24, 26-27)
• Viva Lewes Handbook, Jul 2010, pages 35 and 83 (plus mentions on pages 3 and 13): "2nd Pells Pool Midsummer Skinny-Dip" (PDF edition)
• Kemptown Rag, Jul 2010, issue 71, page 3: "Naked bikers protest" (PDF edition)
• The Argus, 18 Jun 2010: "Bike Week, venues across Brighton, June 19-27
• The Argus letters, 16 Jun 2010: "On the Nude Bike Ride" (three supportive letters)
• The Argus letters, 15 Jun 2010, page 10: "Worth chafing"
• The Argus, 15 Jun 2010, page 1 and 2: "We've had the Naked Bike Ride, now get ready for a nudist conference" (ride mentioned in relation to an upcoming naturist conference organised by Skinbook)
• The Guardian, 14 Jun 2010, page 9: "Different spokes: Nude cyclists ride through Brighton" (captioned photo of rider at the Level)
• The Argus, 14 Jun 2010, page 3: "Cheeky bike ride has carnival atmosphere" (with mentions on pages 1 and 8, and letter on page 10)
• Road.cc, 14 Jun 2010: "Bare faced cheek of naked bike riders" (coverage of UK rides, with photo from Brighton)
• Daily Sport, 14 Jun 2010, page 4: "A bit of all ride" (captioned photos of the Manchester and Southampton rides)
• Metro, 14 Jun 2010, page 16: "Cyclists' cheeky demo" (captioned photos of the London and Mexico City rides)
• The Argus (online), 13 Jun 2010: "Naked bike riders take to the streets"

Pre-ride coverage

• The Argus The Magazine TV & Leisure / Going Green, 12 Jun 2010: "The naked truth"
• The Argus Letters, 12 Jun 2010: "Naked feelings"
• Sussex Express, 11 Jun 2010, page 2: "Pells Pool plays host to nude bathing"
• The Argus Letters, 11 Jun 2010: "Naked effect"
• VisitBrighton blog, 10 Jun 2010: "World Naked Bike Ride returns to Brighton"
• The Argus Letters, 9/10 (?) Jun 2010: "Naked bike ride protests"
• The Argus Letters, 4 Jun 2010, page 10: "Flashback"
• The Argus Letters, 3 Jun 2010, page 10: "Open-minded" (two readers' letters about the ride)
• The Argus, 2 Jun 2010, page 8: "The bare fact is that naked cycle ride will not change attitudes" (editorial by Adam Trimingham)
• The Argus Letters, 2 Jun 2010, page 10: "On your bike" (four readers' letters about the ride)
• BN1 magazine, Jun 2010, page 4: "Latest News: You would be sensible in thinking that there would be nothing left to do in Brighton after May's action-packed schedule..." (read online)
• XYZ Magazine, Jun 2010, page 6: "Brighton's World Naked Bike Ride" (news item with full-page photo)
• Brighton Visitor magazine, Jun 2010, page 4-5: "This month we love... bottoms (& bits)", plus full-page image on contents page 3
• Brighton Source, Jun 2010, page 50: "In conversation with Naked Bike Ride" (interview with Nick Sayers)
• You Got Papped magazine, Jun 2010, page 6: "Clothes off now! Naked cycle time"
• Gscene, Jun 2010, page 10: "Naked Bike Ride" (PDF version)
• Road.cc, 30 May 2010: "Naked Bike Rides coming up"
• Nettavisen (Norway), 28 May 2010: "Her får du nakensykling og leggsparking" (Google translation: "Here you get naked cycling and place kicking") – round-up of quirky June festivals around Europe
• The Argus, 28 May 2010, page 8: "Naked riders going too far?"
• The Leader, 27 May 2010, page 1: "Naked bike ride 'sleazy'"
• BBC Sussex radio, 26 May 2010, 7.24-7.30am: Duncan Blinkhorn and Mary Mears interviewed about the council leader's objection to the ride
• The Argus Letters, 26 May 2010: "Naked bike ride exemplifies a spirit that sets Brighton apart"
• Gscene (online edition), 25 May 2010: "Tories try to ban "indecent" Naked Bike Ride"
• The Argus, 25 May 2010: "Brighton's naked bike ride branded "indecent” by council"
• Mini Papped magazine, May 2010, page 5: "Naked Cycle" (mention of the upcoming ride)
• XYZ magazine (online edition), 29 Apr 2010: "Take It All Off!"
• The Leader, 29 Apr 2010, page 3: "Naked bike ride could attract 1,000 cyclists"
• The Argus, 22 Apr 2010, page 6: "Cyclists to bare all in protest ride"
• Gscene (online edition), 21 Apr 2010: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride"
• Bricycles newsletter, Issue 84, Apr-Jun 2010, page 16: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride"
• The Argus, 24 Feb 2010: "‘T’ is for Travel Tribulations" (mention of the ride in Jo Chipchase's opinion blog)

2009

Post-ride coverage

• The Observer, 27 Dec 2009, Review section, page 21 (puzzles): "Picture Poser: The bare-faced cheek of it! What do these four people have in common?", with photos of Zack de la Rocha, Christy Turlington, Lady Godiva ...and Nick Sayers! (Answer: "pǝʞɐu pǝʇsǝʇoɹd ǝʌɐɥ pǝɹnʇɔıd ǝsoɥʇ ןןɐ")
• The Argus, 2 Dec 2009: "Comment and Analysis: Cycling must be made safer in Brighton and Hove" (mention, and a photo of the ride)
• Vice magazine, Dec (?) 2009: "DOs & DON'Ts" (DON'T photo of organiser Nick!)
• Naturist Life, Aug 2009, page 20-23: "WNBR Southampton, London and Brighton 2009"
• Naturist Life, Aug 2009, page 32-33: "Midsummer Skinny Dip at the Pells Pool, Lewes, East Sussex"
• The Observer, 26 Jul 2009, Review section, page 6: "We wouldn't be seen dead in Lycra shorts"
• Sussex Express, 10 Jul 2009, page 4: "Skinny dip event is 'fabulous success'" (online version: "People enjoy naked swim")
• Sussex Express, 3 Jul 2009, pages 1 and 3: "Swimmers prepare to bare all at Pells Pool"
• Viva Lewes Handbook, Jul 2009, page 25: "Skinny Dipping – In the Pells... after dark... legally" (PDF edition)
• BN1 Magazine, Jul 2009, page 28: "Sports & Hobbies: Naked Bike Ride!" (PDF edition)
• Society Today, Jul 2009, Vol 5 Issue 8, page 46: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride 2009" photo-article by Loan-Thu' Nguyen (aka Lotus Thu)
• You Got Papped, Jul 2009, pages 1, 3-5, 16: front cover, "Cog and ball story", You And Your Fashions
• BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat, 25 June: "The week's weird and odd pictures" (see picture 7)
• Latest 7, 23-29 Jun 2009, page 11: "Naked ambition"
• Bricycles online, 20 Jun 2008: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride a big success again"
• The Argus, 19 Jun 2009: "Naked bike rides and Glastonbury!"
• The Leader, 18 Jun 2009, page 3: Photo with long caption (featured small on cover too!)
• The Argus Letters, 18 Jun 2009: "Naked bike ride certainly wasn't 'flashing'"
• The Argus Letters, 16 Jun 2009: "Arrest these naked cyclists"
• The Sun, 15 Jun 2009: "Raunchy riders saddle up"
• The Independent, 15 Jun 2009, page 14: "Pedal-powered protest by bare Brighton bikers" (photo with short news piece)
• Morning Star, 15 Jun 2009, page 3: "Bicycle riders bare all in Brighton" (photo with short news piece)
• Daily Sport, 15 Jun 2009, page 2: "Bet they're saddle sore today!" (photo with short news piece)
• Thurrock Gazette, 15 Jun 2009: "Naked cyclists aim to save planet"
• The Argus, 14 Jun 2009: "Brighton revellers bare all for bike ride"
  (print edition featured a big photo on the cover, this article on page 3, and a short mention on page 8)
• The Argus Video News, 14 Jun 2009: "Bare-faced cheek"
• BBC News (Sussex), 14 Jun 2009: "Hundreds take part in nude cycle"

Pre-ride coverage

• Southern FM, 14 Jun 2009: "Cyclists go naked in Brighton" (audio interview with Heather Rayment)
• Visit Brighton, 8 Jun 2008: "Brighton World Naked Bike Ride"
• TreeHugger, 8 Jun 2009: "World Naked Bike Ride: Baring it All For the Bike" slide show – slides 2 and 7
• Radio Reverb 'In Brighton Mondays', 8 Jun 2009, 5pm: Nick Sayers interviewed over the phone by Paul Stones
• The Hussy, Date?: "World Naked Bike Ride Brighton (WNBR): Naked Police To Attend"
• 3Sixty magazine, Jun 2009, page 10: "Hundreds of naked cyclists to protest"
• Gscene, Jun 2009, page 7: "Naked Bike Ride" (PDF edition)
• Brighton Visitor, Jun 2009, page 4: "Hot: Get yer kit off..."
• Brighton Source, Jun 2009, page 4: "Willies and wheelies"
• Preston Pages, Jun 2009, page 6: "If you don't want to know the sores, look away now." (viewable at Thinking Community Magazines)
• Seven Dials Directory, Jun 2009, page 8: "If you don't want to know the sores, look away now." (viewable at Thinking Community Magazines)
• Coast magazine, Jun 2009, page 11: "The Buff Guide" (full page, includes photo by JJ Waller)
• Radio Reverb, IN Brighton with Donald Shier, 26 May 2009, 5-6pm: Duncan Blinkhorn guests to discuss environmental issues
• The Hussy online, 15-21 [?] May 2009: "Thousands to cycle naked against the environmental credit crunch – Get 'as bare as you dare'"
• The Argus, 18 May 2009, page 3: "Cyclists get naked again"
• FitSugar, 30 Apr 2009: "World Naked Bike Ride" (global article, based on Brighton press release)
• Bricycles newsletter, Issue 80, Apr-Jun 2009, Page 4: "Cycle naked. Beat the environmental credit crunch!" (+ brief reactionary mention of the ride on page 6!)
• View Brighton website, Apr 2009: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride" (event listing)
• Escape And Be Green, Spring 2009, page 10: free advert and mini "World Naked Bike Ride" article
• Everyday Cycling, 20 Mar 2009: "Naked Bike Riders Brave the Chill"
• Naturist Camping Guide, 18 Mar 2009: "Brighton Naked Bike Riders Brave the Chill"
• Brighton Magazine, 18 Mar 2009: "Brighton Naked Bike Riders Braved City Chill For Summer Event Launch"
• Clothes-Free International, Nudes In The News, #45: "Brighton Naked Bike Riders Brave the Chill"
• Bike Radar, Mar 2009?: "Naked riders brave the cold in Brighton"
• The Argus, 18 Mar 2009, page 3: "It's back to basics for the naked cyclists"
• Radio Verulam, 18 Mar 2009: mention of the ride

2008

Post-ride coverage

• The Argus, 30 Dec 2008: "People v the world in 2008" (mention of the ride in June)
• The Brighton Hussy, published 15 Oct 2008: full-page photo of the ride on back cover, with caption "See you next issue for another free ride"
• Naturist Life magazine, No 133, Aug 2008, pp28-31: "World Naked Bike (WNBR) rides 2008"
• Kemptown Rag, Issue 48, 25 Jul 2008: "The joys of cycling", written by Sussex Police PCSO James Conway (PDF edition)
• You Got Papped magazine, Issue 2, Jul 2008, page 12: "Brighton's "World Naked Bike Ride" 7th June 2008" (selected photos)
• The Argus letters, 19 Jun 2008: "Naked riders"
• Bexhill-on-Sea Observer, 16 Jun 2008: "Naked bike ride success"
• One80 News, Issue 26, 13-26 Jun 2008, page 1-2, 8 and 29: "Blazing saddles", "Baring all for the planet" (photos) and 'Editor's postscript' (PDF edition)
• Environmental Health News magazine, 13 Jun 2008 (Vol 23 No 23): "Bare bikers"
• The Argus, 13 Jun 2008: "Higher fuel prices will improve our quality of life" comment piece by Duncan Blinkhorn
• The Argus letters, 13 Jun 2008: "Naked bike ride"
• The Argus letters, 12 Jun 2008: "Getting naked for cyclists' rights", from Duncan Blinkhorn and Mary Frankel
• The Leader (published by The Argus), 12 Jun 2008, page 5: "Naked ride reveals cycling benefits"
• Rocks magazine, 9 Jun 2008: "Getting naked for the planet"
• Rocks magazine, 9 Jun 2008: "Vox pops: Naked Bike Ride"
• ITV Local, ? Jun 2008: "The Brighton and Hove World Naked Bike Ride 2008" (video)
• SmartPlanet, 9 Jun 2008: "Do naked cyclists make cycling safer?" by Adam Vaughan
• The Sun, 9 Jun 2008: "Cyclists strip off for the World Naked Bike Ride"
• Sunday Sport, 8 Jun 2008, page 29: "Just nipping out on me bike!"
• Daily Star Sunday, 8 Jun 2008, page 2: "Bike riders drop gear..."
• ITV Local YourNews, 7 Jun 2008: "World Naked Bike Ride in Brighton" (video clip)
• BBC News, 7 Jun 2008: "Naked riders take to city streets"
• The Sun, 7 Jun 2008: "Naked cyclists green protest" by Jenny Eagle (includes photos)
• Telegraph, 7 Jun 2008: "Naked cyclists take to the streets of Brighton today in World Naked Bike Ride" by Sofia Diogo Mateus
• The Argus, 7 Jun 2008: "Naked ambition" (video)
• The Argus, 7 Jun 2008: "Bikers in the buff" by Miles Godfrey
• NowPublic, 7 Jun 2008: "Around the world, naked, on a bike - the first leg"
• Biggleswade Today, 7 Jun 2008: "Naked cyclists take to the streets"

Pre-ride coverage

• BBC Southern Counties radio, 7 Jun 2008, 7am-9am: Guest star William Morris discusses the ride and the day's newspapers
• Southern FM, 7 Jun 2008: Nick Sayers sound-bite on hourly news bulletins
• BBC Radio 4, 7 Jun 2008: Mentions of the ride heard
• Radio Reverb, 5 Jun 2008, ~4.30pm: Jeff Hemmings interviews Duncan Blinkhorn
• BBC Southern Counties radio, 5 Jun 2008, 12.10pm: Gordon Astley interviews Duncan Blinkhorn (MP3 recording coming soon...)
• Echo (Southend), 4 Jun 2008: "Bare-faced cheek of nude cycle rider Mark"
• Echo (Southend), 4 Jun 2008: "Grin and bare it"
• Radio Reverb, 3 Jun 2008, 1.30pm (repeated 2am!): Sean Creed interviews Duncan Blinkhorn (MP3 recording coming soon...)
• The Argus, 2 Jun 2008: "Naked cyclists prepare for Brighton pedal"
• Brighton Visitor/Brighton Nights magazine, Jun 2008, page 21 (Saucy Brighton): "Ride 'em!"
• Gscene magazine, Jun 2008, page 18: "Dare to bare" (PDF edition)
• XYZ Magazine, Jun 2008 (The Daredevil Issue), page 6: "Clothes off, helmet on, chin up!"
• The Insight, Jun 2008 (The Sport Issue), pages 10 and 28: "Things we like this month: Naked Bike Ride" (short write-up with photo) and event listing
• Kemptown Rag, Issue 45, 23 May 2008: "World Naked Bike Ride" (PDF edition)
• The Argus, 1 May 2008: "Naked cyclists to hit Brighton"
• The Argus, 12 Apr 2008: In the green room with... "Nick Sayers, Gonzo green cycle ride organiser"
• BBC Southern Counties radio, 7 Apr 2008: Gordon Astley interviews Nick Sayers (MP3 recording)
• Bricycles newsletter, Issue 76, Apr-Jun, Page 14: "Brighton Naked Bike Ride"
• The Insight, Apr 2008 (The Green Issue), p18: "The A to Z of being green" (mention of WNBR under C for cycling)

2007

Post-ride coverage

• Bexhill-on-Sea Observer, 17 Aug 2007: "The naked seafront cyclist" (report of solitary naked cyclist in Bexhill being punished)
• The Argus, Letters, 8 Jul 2007: "Naked nuisance"
• The Argus, Letters, 6 Jul 2007: "Rag editor ignored complaints" (controversy continues over Kemptown Rag cover)
• The Argus, Letters, 5 Jul 2007: "Brought to bare"
• The Argus, Letters, 4 Jul 2007: "Starkers raving mad"
• The Argus, 2 Jul 2007: "Obscene rag sparks outcry" (moral outrage after WNBR Brighton appears on the front page of the Kemptown Rag)
• Carbusters magazine, Issue 31, Jul-Sep 2007, Page 12: "World Naked Bikeride (sic)"
• Bricycles Newsletter, Jul-Sep 2007, Page 3: "World naked bike ride – Paul Tofts rides the perfect urban bike trip" (PDF edition)
• Viva Lewes Handbook, Jul 2007, page 41: "Pepper's Revolt: Marina grins and bares it" (PDF edition)
• New Currents magazine, Jul 2007, Page 18: "Brighton is really green" (brief mention of Brighton ride)
• The Argus, Letters, 29 Jun - 1 Jul 2007: "Just what is the naked truth exactly?" (letter published with photo of riders at the Level)
• Kemptown Rag, 22 Jun 2007, page 11: "Naked ambition" (PDF edition)
• The Argus, Letters, 20 Jun 2007: "Naked bikers should dress up and grow up"
• The Argus, Letters, 19 Jun 2007: "The bare facts"
• The Argus, Letters, 18 Jun 2007: "The police got on their bikes"
• The Argus, Letters, 17 Jun 2007: "The natural cycle of events"
• The Argus, Letters, 14 Jun 2007: "Points to bare in mind" (from former councillor Joyce Edmond-Smith)
• Mid Sussex Times, 13 Jun 2007: "Former naturist tackles naked bike ride"
• The Argus, Letters, 12 Jun 2007: "Wheely brave or disgusting?" (from Jo Heard)
• The Argus, 11 Jun 2007: "Brave cyclists get naked to promote greener transport" (video news bulletin)
• Sunday Sport, 10 Jun 2007, p13: "Forget the Isle of Man superbikes, it’s... the TiT race!"
• News Of The World, 10 Jun 2007, p39: "Cycle belles"
• Sunday Times, 10 Jun 2007, p10: "Top scientists say biofuels are a scam" (printed edition includes photo of two women from Brighton ride)
• AP Article Environmentalists shed clothes in UK (reprinted in various locations)
• NOS Journaal, 9 Jun 2007: "Naakt fietsen in Brighton" (video in Dutch)
• Daily Mail, 9 Jun 2007: "Bike riders strip-down for the environment"
• Sky News, 9 Jun 2007: "News In Pictures: Naked Cyclists"
• BBC News, 9 Jun 2007: "Naked riders promote pedal power"

Pre-ride coverage

• Rocks magazine, Jun 2007, page 4: "Bums akimbo"
• The Guardian, 29 May 2007: "Naked bike ride gets police nod" by Paul Lewis
• The Argus, 25 May 2007: "Now naked cyclists can protest in city without the fear of arrest" – comments
• The Argus, 17 May 2007 (printed 18 May): "Naked cyclists risk arrest for protest" – comments
• The Argus, 14 May 2007 (printed 15 May): "Cyclists gear up for naked ride"
• H&E Naturist, Apr 2007: "Socks appeal" (p44, in Nudes, Prudes and Attitudes section)
• The Guardian, 7 Mar 2007: "Ride on" (article on cycling in Brighton, with a short mention of the Naked Bike Ride)
• Rocks magazine, Mar 2007 (Home Sweet Home issue), page 5: "Cyclists bear it in protest"

2006

Post-ride coverage

• Bricycles Newsletter, Issue 70, Oct-Dec 2006, Page 8: "One more look at the Naked Bike Ride" (PDF edition)
• Latest 7 magazine, 5-11 Jul 2006, page 13: "Naked Bike Ride"
• Bricycles Newsletter 69, Jul-Sep 2006: "World Naked Bike Ride" (see PDF)
• Rough Music, Jul/Aug 2006 (Issue 11): "Saddle sore"
• Rocks magazine, Jul 2006, page 4: "Nudes are in the news..."
• New Currents magazine, Jul 2006, page 9: "World Naked Bike Ride"
• The Argus, Letters, 30 Jun 2006: "Group nudity in public cannot shock" (published with photo)
• The Argus, Letters, 28 Jun 2006: "Naked rioting?"
• The Argus, Letters, 27 Jun 2006: "Ungentlemanly"
• The Argus, Letters, 23 Jun 2006: "Naked bike police put me in their van" (published with photo)
• The Argus, Letters, 22 Jun 2006: "Breach of the peace is a crime"
• The Argus, Letters, 21 Jun 2006: "Bottoms up to naked cyclists" (published with photo)
• Metro (Ireland), Letters, 21 Jun 2006: "Brighton was once a great town"
• The Argus, Letters, 17-18 Jun 2006: "Bad policing is laid bare by protest" (published with photo)
• The Argus, Letters, 14 Jun 2006: "Cyclists ride bareback for safety protest", by Bruno Beloff (published with photo)
• The Argus, 12 Jun 2006: "Cyclists bare all for greener living"
• Sunday Sport, 11 Jun 2006: "Tour de pants!"
• The People, 11 Jun 2006: "Hot (86°) Wheels"
• The Observer, 11 Jun 2006: "Cyclists warned to spare Brighton's blushes"
• News Of The World, 11 Jun 2006: "Bicycling 2 abreast"
• The Mail On Sunday, 11 Jun 2006: "Look... no Lycra"
• The Independent, 11 Jun 2006, Last-Minute News: "Naked cyclists taking part in..."
• Daily Star, 11 Jun 2006: "Bike nudes 'too rude'"
• SexTingles newsletter, Jun 2006: "Spotlight on the World Naked Bike Rides"
  • Article with photos: "World Naked Bike Ride"
  • Longer article at The Nude Café: "The World Naked Bike Ride Experience"

The following television and radio networks also covered the ride, before and after the event:

• BBC Radio 5 Live
• BBC Southern Counties radio
• Cookham Summer FM: Sara-Lise Howe reports from the Brighton and London 2006 rides (MP3, 3.6MB) – Photos of the news team: [1], [2]
• ITV Local Meridian (internet)
• ITV Meridian South
• Juice 107.2 FM
• Radio HeyNow – Polish radio station in the UK
• Radio Reverb
• Southern FM

Pre-ride coverage

• Daily Telegraph, 10 Jun 2006: "Naked cyclists forced to cover up"
• SchNEWS, issue 547, 9 Jun 2006: "Love handle(bar)s" (issue 547 available as a PDF)
• The Argus, 7 Jun 2006: "Riders cover up 'rude bits'"
• Bike For All News, 5 Jun 2006: "Brighton's bobbies want rude bits hidden"
• Bike For All News, 3 Jun 2006: "Nude cycling: no seams to rub makes it more comfy than you'd think"
• 3Sixty magazine, Jun 2006, page 14: "Nudists gear up for good ride" (PDF edition available on the downloads page)
• Rocks magazine, Jun 2006 (The Green Issue), page 4: "It's time to get your kit off"
• G Scene magazine, Jun 2006 (PDF edition, 8.4MB), page 10: "Naked bike ride"
• The Argus, 24 Apr 2006: "Cyclists strip for a naked protest"
• Virtual Brighton Magazine, 23 Apr 2006: "World Naked Bike Ride gets Brighton 'as bare as you dare'"