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World Naked Bike ride this Sunday in Byron

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Undressed for success: Byron World Naked Bike Ride co-convenors Naomi, Natalie and Sophia. Photo Jeff ‘Town Bike’ Dawson

Since 2003 people have been riding their bikes in the nude to make a statement – at first for peace, then for the planet but these days it’s more about cycling with a shift towards simplifying the message and focusing on cycling advocacy.

The World Naked Bike Ride (WNBR) is now an international clothing-optional bike ride (or skate) on human-powered transport to deliver a vision of a cleaner, safer, body-positive world.

On Sunday the Byron Bay event will begin at the Sandhills Reserve meeting at 1pm for ride start 3pm.

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