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To date, Cork is the only city on the island of Ireland to host the World Naked Bike Ride.
The 2014 ride will be one of a number of events in a programme that runs fromm Friday 11th to Sunday 13th July. To register as a participant, or to volunteer as a steward, email your name and mobile phone number to [email protected]
Dublin Ride
After an aborted attempt to organise a ride in Dublin a few years ago, the organisers are now looking at the possibility of a ride in 2015.
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Next ride
Date: Friday 11 July to Sunday 13 July 2014
Time: TBA
Location: Central Cork (location to be announced)
Media coverage
2012
- Cork Independent, 2 Aug 2012: "Corr blimey!"
- Youghal Online, 1 Aug 2012: "Cork’s World Naked Bike Ride 2012"
- The Irish Sun, 30 Jul 2012: "Cycle safety babe bares all for be-leafs"
2010
- British Naturism newsletter, Spring (?) 2011: "Brighton and Cork get rocking to the sound of the WNBR"
- Irish Independent, 20 Jul 2010: "Cheeky cyclists expose stark dangers on roads. Bare-it-all bike ride aims to raise visibility"
- Irish Times, 20 Jul 2010: "Everyone's so comfortable. It seems a shame to get dressed"
History
Previous rides:
2013
Sat, 22 June 2013 from 14.00 to 16.00 The organisers planned that this would be the last WNBR in Cork. Even though the ride was growing in popularity and size every year, and even the Gardai appeared to accept it as a legitimate protest, the organisers felt that they had made their point. So, for the 2013 ride there was no leafletting, no press releases, no radio interviews, and a very small number of participants was expected. Somehow news of the ride filtered around and 84 naked or semi-naked cyclists plus 10 clothed stewards took to the streets on a dry, warm day. The route took them on North Gate Bridge, Washington street, St. Finbarrs Cathedral, University College including a spectacular ride through the main quadrangle when we split into two groups and cycled around in both directions simultaneously, Douglas Street, Anglesea Street, and back into the city centre. 90 minutes in total. The Gardai did not show up, and there was zero media interest, but the public reaction was brilliant, with drivers, pedestrians and other cyclists giving us a rousing reception.
2012
Saturday 28 July 2012
The ride was organised independently by a collective of cycling activists to happen around the time of the 2012 Cork Cycling Festival.
Cork's 2012 World Naked Bike Ride of 96 naked or semi-naked cyclists and 14 clothed stewards followed a flat route including Cork City Hall, where the ride was greeted by the Deputy Lord Mayor Jim Corr (click media links below for photo), Parnell Place, Lavitts Quay, Merchants Quay, Bachelors Quay, Grattan Street, Washington Street, Grand Parade, South Mall, Anglesea Street, the Elysian Tower, Penrose Quay and Patricks Quay. The ride set out at 3.00pm and lasted about 100 minutes. The 2012 ride was preceded by a successful attempt to set a new world record for the greatest number of bodies painted at a community arts centre called Camden Palace Hotel.
There were photo shoots at Cork City Hall and at Cork Opera House. Because the cyclists had to stop many times at traffic lights (at the request of the Gardai) the team of invited photographers took the opportunity of recording the reactions of pedestrians. The starting point and route of the ride were not announced publicly. Participants were sent a web text telling them the meeting point shortly before the start of the ride. Only the stewards and the invited photographers knew the route. Although this meant that supporters and riders' family members could not be sure of seeing it, the reaction of the public was positive, with many clusters of pedestrians cheering and clapping as the ride passed. Some cyclists who had been in WNBR events in the UK noted the advantage of keeping the route secret, in that there was no intrusion by sleazy photographers, which took from their enjoyment of the London and Brighton rides.
2011
Saturday 16 July 2011, 20:00
77 naked cyclists, 16 clothed stewards.
2010
Monday 19 July 2010, 06.00
46 naked cyclists and 9 clothed stewards.
2009
Monday 20 July 2009, 06.00
8 naked cyclists, and no clothed stewards.
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