Nudist Cycle Protest Takes Place in Madrid

Madrid's famous annual nudist took place this week, to the delight of passing motorists. Not a campaign that promotes the unsafe practice of cycling without protective gear (or indeed, gear of any sort), the protest is actually about getting more respect for cyclists on Spain's roads. So why naked? I'm not sure that having motorists pointing and laughing at everyone's wobbly bits as they trundle past is a good way of getting respect, but the reasoning behind it is that the cyclists already feel 'naked' on Spain's roads. It's not the fact that such titillation is a good way to get exposure for their cause, right?

The Spanish love a bit of nudity, be it as a means of protest (there used to be a Running of the Nudes in Pamplona) or simply for fun (there is a naked running race in the Basque country every year). In fact, strictly speaking, nudity is legal anywhere in Spain, though in practice it is usually confined to out of the way beaches.

Read about Nudist Beaches in Spain

See also: Naked Cyclists Video (in Spanish)