I attended the London ride this year. It was a fantastic spectacle, utterly beautiful and enjoyable.
The only sour note was the end of the ride. Literally hundreds of pushy photographers, creating an intimidating guantlet for the returning riders. My advice to any female rider would be- bail before you get back to wellington arch, unless you are an exhibitionist and are comfortable with people taking pictures of you without asking for permission. No doubt some of those photographers are legit and there to document one of London's greatest events, but a lot of them are creepy.
I have no issue with people taking pictures of beautiful naked people, but I do think it is rude to do so without permission and in the rather unpleasant manner that I saw at the end of the ride. I would also be interested to know whether anyone else saw a girl with a red and white striped bikini during the ride - she was stunning. Not seen any pictures of her on here yet. This is a good site though - seems to get the right balance of praising the beauty of nudity, without making it feel dirty. Great pictures!
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