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Montpelier

2010-06-25T11:51:57Z

Dc john: /* 2010 */

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[[Image:WNBR-Montpelier-2.jpg|center|Naked riders @ the Statehouse, 2009]]

 
See [http://www.montpeliernakedbikeride.org/ MontpelierNakedBikeRide.org] for more information.

{{Ride location next ride|Date=June 2011.|Time=TBA.|Location=TBA.}}

==News==
*'''19 June 2010:''' If you have any photos to share from last Saturday's ride, please email them to (or simply contact): '''12june2010@montpeliernakedbikeride.org'''. We are seeking photos for the website. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR CONTENT!
*'''12 June 2010:''' WE RIDE.

==Media coverage==
===2009===
*[http://www.sacbee.com/ The Sacramento Bee], 16 Jun 2009: "[http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/health-and-fitness/2009/06/what-sacramento-needs-a-naked.html What Sacramento Needs: A Naked Bike Ride?]"
*[http://www.nj.com/gloucester/ The Gloucester County Times], 16 Jun 2009: "[http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2009/06/jim_six_the_human_body_is_a_te.html Jim Six: The human body is a temple--a lost temple]"
*[http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/ ABC12 News], 15 Jun 2009: "[http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6865103 Bizarre News-Naked Biking]"
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ MSNBC], 15 Jun 2009: "[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31365882/ns/local_news-ft_myers_fl/ World Naked Bike Ride]"
*[http://www.npr.org/ National Public Radio], 15 Jun 2009: "[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105393427 Naked Cyclists In Vermont Promote Bikes Over Cars]"
*[http://www.fox44.net/ Fox44 News], 14 Jun 2009: "[http://www.fox44.net/Global/story.asp?S=10529705 No law violated in naked biking through capital]"
*[http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/ The Burlington Free Press], 14 Jun 2009: "[http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20090614/NEWS02/90614001/Nude-bike-ride-breaks-no-laws Nude bike ride breaks no laws]"
*[http://www.timesargus.com/ The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus], 14 Jun 2009: "[http://www.timesargus.com/article/20090614/NEWS/906149997/1002/NEWS01 Bike Ride draws nude riders, lookers-on]"

==History==
===2010===
'''Date:''' Saturday 12 June 2010 
'''Time:''' Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm 
'''Location:''' Started at Freeride bike co-op and traversed 2.25-mile loop around downtown 
'''Number of Riders:''' 39 (37 + 2 inline skaters) 
'''Duration:''' About 25 minutes 
'''Weather:''' Low 60s & cloudy 
'''Reception:''' Great reception all the way around from spectators. Police escort the whole way in a cruiser with the lights going! Very successful ride. Definitely established as an annual event!

===2009===
'''Date:''' Saturday 13 June 2009 
'''Time:''' Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm 
'''Location:''' Started at Freeride bike co-op and traversed 3-mile loop around downtown 
'''Number of Riders:''' 42 (40 + 1 inline skater + 1 skateboarder) 
'''Duration:''' About 30 minutes 
'''Weather:''' 74 degrees & partly cloudy 
'''Reception:''' 100% positive! Many crowded street corners, a few hundred spectators, & lots of cheering. A peaceful, mellow, & successful ride. We'll be back in 2010...

===2008===
'''Date:''' Saturday 7 June 2008 
'''Time:''' Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm 
'''Location:''' Started at Freeride bike co-op and traversed 3-mile loop around downtown 
'''Number of Riders:''' 38 (37 + 1 inline skater) 
'''Duration:''' About 30 minutes 
'''Weather:''' Sunny and hot 
'''Reception:''' Largely positive: hundreds & hundreds of cheering spectators and "amateur photographers" filled the sidewalks of Montpelier. Thanks for your support! Thanks too to the City of Montpelier and to our Montpelier Police Bike Patrol escort for such a successful ride, and we'll see you in 2009!

===2007===
'''Date:''' Saturday 9 June 2007 
'''Time:''' Rode at 4pm 
'''Location:''' Started at Hunger Mountain Co-op and traversed downtown 
'''Number of Riders:''' 3 
'''Duration:''' About 20 minutes 
'''Weather:''' Sunny and warm 
'''Reception:''' Largely positive: lots of thumbs-up, smiles and verbal encouragement. But lots of 9-1-1 calls too :-(

==Photos==
===2010===
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/ran3dy/sets/72157624136377637/ Ran3dy] (flickr.com)
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/dc_john/sets/72157624354019558/ DC_John] (flickr.com)

==Videos==
===2009===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZgz2W5ZaI World Naked Bike Ride, Montpelier VT, Main St., 6/13/2009] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/88r100rs 88r100rs] (shot by fan on Main Street)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2wMBFihgTA World Naked Bike Ride 2009 - Montpelier, VT, USA] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/tcort tcort] (shot by fan on Elm Street)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkUbtkMGQnk World Naked Bike Ride, Montpelier VT, Langdon St, 6/13/2009] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/88r100rs 88r100rs] (shot by fan on Langdon Street)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_x6Acbpeoc World Naked Bike Ride Montpelier Vermont USA] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/jendole jendole] (shot by a spectator at the State House, part 1)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVoqxUfIF3c World Naked Bike Ride Montpelier Vermont USA] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/jendole jendole] (shot by a spectator at the State House, part 2)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxOFu-YaNcg World Naked Bike Ride Montpelier Vermont USA] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/jendole jendole] (shot by a participant on Stonecutters Way)

===2008===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CR1iCJAw0E World Naked bike ride Montpelier VT] posted by [http://uk.youtube.com/user/88r100rs 88r100rs] (shot by fan on Langdon Street)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUe5CQx1gOI World Naked Bike Ride 2008 - Montpelier Vermont USA] posted by [http://uk.youtube.com/user/jendole jendole] (shot by rider on State Street)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJsDr_L3xg World Naked Bike Ride 2008 - Montpelier Vermont USA] posted by [http://uk.youtube.com/user/jendole jendole] (shot by rider on Main Street)
*[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l803s8Dm1iE Overexposed in Vermont] posted by [http://uk.youtube.com/user/orcamedia orcamedia] (Onion River Community Access Media's short documentary on the Montpelier Naked Bike Ride; also watch locally on public access TV, Channel 15).

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.montpeliernakedbikeride.org/ Montpelier Naked Bike Ride (montpeliernakedbikeride.org)]
*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=55830136371&v=info/ Facebook (group page)]

===Related links===
*[http://freeridemp.wordpress.com/ Freeride bicycle co-op]
*[http://www.overheardinmontpelier.blogspot.com/ Overheard In Montpelier] blog

===Nearby rides===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikerideburlington.com/ WNBR Burlington, VT] and [http://www.worldnakedbikeridevt.com/ WNBR Burlington, VT]
*[http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Montreal WNBR Montreal, QC]
*[http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Northampton WNBR Northampton, MA]
*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46020167893 WNBR Albany, NY]
*[http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=New_York_City WNBR New York City, NY]

===Location information===
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=89+Barre+St.,+Montpelier,+VT++05602&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=45.418852,93.164063&ie=UTF8&ll=44.256187,-72.573661&spn=1.290448,2.911377&z=9 Google map of Montpelier VT 05602]
*[http://www.montpelier-vt.org/ City of Montpelier]
*[http://vermont.gov/portal Vermont state government site]
*[[Wikipedia: Montpelier, Vermont]]
*[[Wikipedia: Vermont]]

==Categories==
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[[Category:United States]]

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Montpelier

2010-06-21T01:18:56Z

Dc john: /* 2010 */

{{Ride location breadcrumb|Country=US}}

[[Image:WNBR-Montpelier-2.jpg|center|Naked riders @ the Statehouse, 2009]]

 
See [http://www.montpeliernakedbikeride.org/ MontpelierNakedBikeRide.org] for more information.

{{Ride location next ride|Date=June 2011.|Time=TBA.|Location=TBA.}}

==News==
*'''12 June 2010:''' WE RIDE.

==Media coverage==
===2009===
*[http://www.sacbee.com/ The Sacramento Bee], 16 Jun 2009: "[http://www.sacbee.com/static/weblogs/health-and-fitness/2009/06/what-sacramento-needs-a-naked.html What Sacramento Needs: A Naked Bike Ride?]"
*[http://www.nj.com/gloucester/ The Gloucester County Times], 16 Jun 2009: "[http://www.nj.com/gloucester/voices/index.ssf/2009/06/jim_six_the_human_body_is_a_te.html Jim Six: The human body is a temple--a lost temple]"
*[http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/ ABC12 News], 15 Jun 2009: "[http://abclocal.go.com/wjrt/story?section=news/bizarre&id=6865103 Bizarre News-Naked Biking]"
*[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/ MSNBC], 15 Jun 2009: "[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31365882/ns/local_news-ft_myers_fl/ World Naked Bike Ride]"
*[http://www.npr.org/ National Public Radio], 15 Jun 2009: "[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105393427 Naked Cyclists In Vermont Promote Bikes Over Cars]"
*[http://www.fox44.net/ Fox44 News], 14 Jun 2009: "[http://www.fox44.net/Global/story.asp?S=10529705 No law violated in naked biking through capital]"
*[http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/ The Burlington Free Press], 14 Jun 2009: "[http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20090614/NEWS02/90614001/Nude-bike-ride-breaks-no-laws Nude bike ride breaks no laws]"
*[http://www.timesargus.com/ The Barre-Montpelier Times Argus], 14 Jun 2009: "[http://www.timesargus.com/article/20090614/NEWS/906149997/1002/NEWS01 Bike Ride draws nude riders, lookers-on]"

==History==
===2010===
'''Date:''' Saturday 12 June 2010 
'''Time:''' Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm 
'''Location:''' Started at Freeride bike co-op and traversed 3-mile loop around downtown 
'''Number of Riders:''' 39 (38 + 1 inline skater) 
'''Duration:''' About 30 minutes 
'''Weather:''' 55 degrees & cloudy 

===2009===
'''Date:''' Saturday 13 June 2009 
'''Time:''' Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm 
'''Location:''' Started at Freeride bike co-op and traversed 3-mile loop around downtown 
'''Number of Riders:''' 42 (40 + 1 inline skater + 1 skateboarder) 
'''Duration:''' About 30 minutes 
'''Weather:''' 74 degrees & partly cloudy 
'''Reception:''' 100% positive! Many crowded street corners, a few hundred spectators, & lots of cheering. A peaceful, mellow, & successful ride. We'll be back in 2010...

===2008===
'''Date:''' Saturday 7 June 2008 
'''Time:''' Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm 
'''Location:''' Started at Freeride bike co-op and traversed 3-mile loop around downtown 
'''Number of Riders:''' 38 (37 + 1 inline skater) 
'''Duration:''' About 30 minutes 
'''Weather:''' Sunny and hot 
'''Reception:''' Largely positive: hundreds & hundreds of cheering spectators and "amateur photographers" filled the sidewalks of Montpelier. Thanks for your support! Thanks too to the City of Montpelier and to our Montpelier Police Bike Patrol escort for such a successful ride, and we'll see you in 2009!

===2007===
'''Date:''' Saturday 9 June 2007 
'''Time:''' Rode at 4pm 
'''Location:''' Started at Hunger Mountain Co-op and traversed downtown 
'''Number of Riders:''' 3 
'''Duration:''' About 20 minutes 
'''Weather:''' Sunny and warm 
'''Reception:''' Largely positive: lots of thumbs-up, smiles and verbal encouragement. But lots of 9-1-1 calls too :-(

==Photos==
===2010===
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/ran3dy/sets/72157624136377637/ Ran3dy] (flickr.com)
*[http://www.flickr.com/photos/dc_john/ DC_John] (flickr.com)

==Videos==
===2009===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukZgz2W5ZaI World Naked Bike Ride, Montpelier VT, Main St., 6/13/2009] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/88r100rs 88r100rs] (shot by fan on Main Street)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2wMBFihgTA World Naked Bike Ride 2009 - Montpelier, VT, USA] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/tcort tcort] (shot by fan on Elm Street)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkUbtkMGQnk World Naked Bike Ride, Montpelier VT, Langdon St, 6/13/2009] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/88r100rs 88r100rs] (shot by fan on Langdon Street)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_x6Acbpeoc World Naked Bike Ride Montpelier Vermont USA] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/jendole jendole] (shot by a spectator at the State House, part 1)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVoqxUfIF3c World Naked Bike Ride Montpelier Vermont USA] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/jendole jendole] (shot by a spectator at the State House, part 2)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxOFu-YaNcg World Naked Bike Ride Montpelier Vermont USA] posted by [http://www.youtube.com/user/jendole jendole] (shot by a participant on Stonecutters Way)

===2008===
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CR1iCJAw0E World Naked bike ride Montpelier VT] posted by [http://uk.youtube.com/user/88r100rs 88r100rs] (shot by fan on Langdon Street)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUe5CQx1gOI World Naked Bike Ride 2008 - Montpelier Vermont USA] posted by [http://uk.youtube.com/user/jendole jendole] (shot by rider on State Street)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcJsDr_L3xg World Naked Bike Ride 2008 - Montpelier Vermont USA] posted by [http://uk.youtube.com/user/jendole jendole] (shot by rider on Main Street)
*[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l803s8Dm1iE Overexposed in Vermont] posted by [http://uk.youtube.com/user/orcamedia orcamedia] (Onion River Community Access Media's short documentary on the Montpelier Naked Bike Ride; also watch locally on public access TV, Channel 15).

==Links==
===Website/s===
*[http://www.montpeliernakedbikeride.org/ Montpelier Naked Bike Ride (montpeliernakedbikeride.org)]

===Related links===
*[http://freeridemp.wordpress.com/ Freeride bicycle co-op]
*[http://www.overheardinmontpelier.blogspot.com/ Overheard In Montpelier] blog

===Nearby rides===
*[http://www.worldnakedbikerideburlington.com/ WNBR Burlington, VT] and [http://www.worldnakedbikeridevt.com/ WNBR Burlington, VT]
*[http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Montreal WNBR Montreal, QC]
*[http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=Northampton WNBR Northampton, MA]
*[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=46020167893 WNBR Albany, NY]
*[http://wiki.worldnakedbikeride.org/index.php?title=New_York_City WNBR New York City, NY]

===Location information===
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=89+Barre+St.,+Montpelier,+VT++05602&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=45.418852,93.164063&ie=UTF8&ll=44.256187,-72.573661&spn=1.290448,2.911377&z=9 Google map of Montpelier VT 05602]
*[http://www.montpelier-vt.org/ City of Montpelier]
*[http://vermont.gov/portal Vermont state government site]
*[[Wikipedia: Montpelier, Vermont]]
*[[Wikipedia: Vermont]]

==Categories==
[[Category:Ride locations]]
[[Category:United States]]

[[Category:2007 ride locations]]
[[Category:2008 ride locations]]
[[Category:2009 ride locations]]
[[Category:Confirmed ride locations]]
[[Category:Northern hemisphere ride locations]]
[[Category:Previous ride locations]]
[[Category:Ride locations with media coverage]]
[[Category:Ride locations with videos]]