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IF YOU TOOK PICTURES OF THE 2009 RIDE & ARE WILLING TO SHARE THEM, PLEASE CONTACT: [email protected]


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Date: TBA 2010.
Time: TBA.
Location: TBA, Montpelier, Vermont.

News

  • 14 June 2009: A very successful and enjoyable third annual Ride. Forty-two (42) participants ranging from 8 years old to 77! PLEASE SHARE YOUR PHOTOS WITH US.
  • 13 June 2009: LET'S ROLL.
  • 12 June 2009: World Naked Bike Ride...TOMORROW!!!
  • 11 June 2009: T-minus 2 DAYS! Don't have a bike? Participate on skates, a skateboard, etc. Or borrow a bike from Freeride!
  • 10 June 2009: T-minus 3 DAYS! Bare as you dare! All are welcome.
  • 09 June 2009: T-minus 4 DAYS! We will ride RAIN OR SHINE.
  • 08 June 2009: T-minus 5 DAYS! Why not bring a friend?
  • 07 June 2009: T-minus 6 DAYS! Don't forget to arrive at 1:00pm because the Ride will start right at 2:00.
  • 06 June 2009: T-minus 1 WEEK! Still anticipating about 50 riders. See you on June 13th!
  • 30 May 2009: T-minus 2 WEEKS...and the riders keep rolling in! This year we will again be synching our Ride's start time with that of the Burlington VT Ride. Both Rides will roll at 2:00pm sharp, so make sure that you get to Freeride (our starting point) in the 1 o'clock hour!! In the meantime, brush up on your knowledge of the bike laws in the City of Montpelier: Bicycling Laws - Montpelier, VT
  • 13 May 2009: Only a month away, anticipating about 50 riders (with about 1/2 that officially confirmed to date). If you know you're going to ride, please let us know ([email protected]). Otherwise, we'll see you there: rain or shine!
  • 13 April 2009: Exactly two months away & we have twenty-one (21) confirmed riders. Sign-up is not mandatory, but if you know you're going to ride, please let us know ([email protected])!

Other news...
- Our official photographer will be back to reprise her role for the '09 Ride!
- If you want to participate this year but do not have a bike, Freeride will have bikes to loan. Additionally, rider John LePage is offering a seat on his tandem (stoker or captain), as well as an adult size trike for use. Contact him personally to make your own arrangements: [email protected] or [email protected]. Out-of-towners: John is also offering space on his land on which to camp, around the time of the event.

  • 13 March 2009: Exactly three months away & we have twenty (20) confirmed riders. Want to ride? Send us an email & let us know! (Email: [email protected])
  • 13 February 2009: Exactly four months away & we have eighteen (18) confirmed riders.
  • 30 January 2009: The Ride's permit is approved! The Montpelier Police Department's Bike Patrol will assist as needed, & parade participants must not violate City ordinances or State law. But the Montpelier Ride is officially set to go on: SATURDAY, JUNE 13. MEET AT 1PM AT 89 BARRE ST, RIDE AT 2PM SHARP!
  • 28 January 2009: The World Naked Bike Ride, Montpelier submits a "Parade Permit Application" to the City for June 13th.
  • 13 January 2009: Exactly five months away & we have thirteen (13) confirmed riders.
  • 13 December 2008: Exactly six months away & we have ten (10) confirmed riders.
  • 08 December 2008: The date of the World Naked Bike Ride & the Montpelier Naked Bike Ride is: SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009. SAVE THE DATE!

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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 :-(

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