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Date: 10, June 2017
Time: Gather: 1pm, Ride: 2pm
Location: Freeride Bike Co-op, 89 Barre Street, Montpelier I need help to organize this years ride!! I have confirmed with Freeride that we can meet there again this year. I have set up an email address, [email protected] for anyone who wants to help me organize this years ride. I am not from the area, so I need local volunteers to help plan the route and make any other local arrangements! Not a requirement, but if you are planning on riding, please email me so that I will know that I'm not alone! I will post the amount of listed riders on this site periodically. So far I have heard from five other riders with three maybes, so there will be at least six of us! Please drop me a line to let me know if you might be coming! I created a route for this years ride which is about a mile longer than last years ride. We can shorten it if it is cold and rainy. http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7079043

Media coverage

2011

• WCCO News Radio 830, 10 Jun 2011: HINESight

History

2016

Date: Saturday June 11 2016
Time: Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm
Location: Started at Freeride Bike Co-op and rode through the center of the capital city, to the State House, along the bike path and returned via Main St.
Number of Riders: five bicyclists
Duration: 2.5 Miles, about 40 Minutes.
Weather: Mid 50's and a light rain Brrr!
Description: Seven riders gathered at Freeride and plotted a short route through downtown Montpelier to the State House, down the bike path and back to Freeride via Main St. Montpelier. Due to the cold temperatures and rain only five brave souls rode off into the cold and damp conditions.
Reception: The riders were warmed by the cheers, laughs and horns tooting from the supportive people of Montpelier.

2015

Date: Saturday 20 June 2015
Time: Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm
Location: Started at Freeride bike co-op and traversed a loop around downtown with a stop at the Capital and along the Monty-bike path
Number of Riders: 18 bicycle riders
Duration: About 50 minutes, 3.5 miles
Weather: Very sunny, high 70s.
Description: A beautiful slow wandering ride through VT's Capitol city. There was a great, supportive, positive response from the spectators. Thanks to all the new riders that joined us and Thanks to Freeride for loaning bikes.

2014

Date: Saturday 14 June 2014
Time: Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm
Location: Started at Freeride bike co-op and traversed a loop around downtown with a stop at the Capital and along the Monty-bike path
Number of Riders: 24, 22 bikes, 1 unicycle, and a walker
Duration: About 40 minutes
Weather: Partly cloudy and in the low 70s
Reception: A GREAT ride. The locals are very supportive here. Many cheering from the sidewalks and even stopping traffic for us. Some even stopping by Freeride to offer encouragement before and after the ride.

2013

Date: Saturday 8 June 2013
Time: Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm
Location: Started at Freeride bike co-op and traversed a loop around downtown with a stop at the Capital
Number of Riders: 24
Duration: About 35 minutes
Weather: Partly cloudy and in the 50's, brrr
Reception:Another very successful ride. People were on the streets cheering on the riders, throughout the ride!

2012

Date: Saturday 9 June 2012
Time: Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm
Location: Started at Freeride bike co-op and traversed a loop around downtown with a stop at the Capital
Number of Riders: 28
Duration: About 20 minutes
Weather: Partly cloudy and in the 70's
Reception: Very successful ride. People were on the streets cheering on the riders!

2011

Date: Saturday 11 June 2011
Time: Gathered at 1pm, Rode at 2pm
Location: Started at Freeride bike co-op and traversed 1.5-mile loop around downtown
Number of Riders: 31 (count 'em in the photo above!)
Duration: About 20 minutes
Weather: 56 degrees & pouring rain
Reception: The cold rain kept most of the creepy lechers & haters away, so only the most diehard loving fans turned out on covered porches, under awnings, and with umbrellas to cheer us all the way. MPD blocked some intersections during the latter half of the Ride (thanks!!). The closest thing to a 100% positive reception we've had in all five years.

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

2012

• Paul's photos (worldnakedbikeridevermont.us)
• Dave's photos (Facebook group)
• Ed's photos (Facebook group)
• Paul's photos (Facebook group)

2010

• Ran3dy (flickr.com)
• DC_John (flickr.com)

Videos

2015

• World Naked Bike Ride, Montpelier, VT posted by racnprncss

2012

• World Naked Bike Ride, Montpelier, VT posted by panudist

2009

• World Naked Bike Ride, Montpelier VT, Main St., 6/13/2009 posted by 88r100rs (shot by fan on Main Street)
• World Naked Bike Ride 2009 - Montpelier, VT, USA posted by tcort (shot by fan on Elm Street)
• World Naked Bike Ride, Montpelier VT, Langdon St, 6/13/2009 posted by 88r100rs (shot by fan on Langdon Street)
• World Naked Bike Ride Montpelier Vermont USA posted by jendole (shot by a spectator at the State House, part 1)
• World Naked Bike Ride Montpelier Vermont USA posted by jendole (shot by a spectator at the State House, part 2)
• World Naked Bike Ride Montpelier Vermont USA posted by jendole (shot by a participant on Stonecutters Way)

2008

• World Naked bike ride Montpelier VT posted by 88r100rs (shot by fan on Langdon Street)
• World Naked Bike Ride 2008 - Montpelier Vermont USA posted by jendole (shot by rider on State Street)
• World Naked Bike Ride 2008 - Montpelier Vermont USA posted by jendole (shot by rider on Main Street)
• Overexposed in Vermont posted by 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

Websites

• www.worldnakedbikeridevermont.us no longer maintained ;-(
• Montpelier Naked Bike Ride Facebook group (hidden group) ask for invitation.
• WNBR Montpelier Twitter feed

Nearby rides

• WNBR Montreal, QC
• WNBR Albany, NY
• WNBR Pittsfield, MA
• WNBR Boston, MA
• WNBR New York City, NY

Location information

• Google map of Montpelier VT 05602
• City of Montpelier
• Vermont state government site
• Wikipedia: Montpelier, Vermont
• Wikipedia: Vermont