Burlington
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Date, Time and Location of Next Event
Saturday, 10 June 2006
See websites below for more info.
External links
Note: There is a history of conflict/controversy about recent rides. At one time two different groups were organizing for Burlington.
Local Event Web Site
Local Event Discussion Group/s
- WNBR Burlington Yahoo! group: general discussions
Global Web Sites
- World Naked Bike Ride official site: information about existing events, how to organise new events, resources, links to local rides around the world
- World Naked Bike Ride wiki site: in development, check against the main site
History of Local Event
The concept of a Naked Bike Ride through the college town of Burlington, Vermont was introduced in the Autumn of 2004 by John, the owner of Vermont's Nudist Website at www.nakedinvermont.com. A Yahoo group was created for the purpose of allowing people interested in such a ride to gather and plan the very first ride through Burlington.
With the help of many local people, the first ride took place on June 11, 2005. The ride commenced on North Winooski Avenue and proceeded to downtown and wound through the streets of Burlington down Bank Street and over to College Street, Main Street and around several other high traffic streets. A Burlington Police Officer on a Bike temporarily escorted the naked bike riders through several streets until crowds of people started yelling for the officer to get naked or get out of the ride. Crowds cheered and applauded the naked riders as they made their way through town.
The first Naked Bike Ride was shown in 7 Days Newspaper and included a nice photo of the riders while they had stopped on College Street for free refreshments provided by a local business.
There are plans to host a Naked Bike Ride in June of 2006 and hopefully every year to come.
