Naked cycling campaigners hire security to protect against furious public

Event organisers are having to hire security to protect the naked bike riders and those spectating (Picture: Simon Chapman/LNP)

Naked cyclist campaigners have hired security – not to cover their modesty, but to protect them against the growing risk of hostility from the public.

The protest group says they fear the future of the event is in jeopardy due to the growing risk of hostility from members of the public who are less tolerant of public nudity.

To try and combat the rise in attacks on nude cyclists...