Dutch churchmen upset over nude cyclists
03 Jun 2004 14:51:34 GMT
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AMSTERDAM, June 3 (Reuters) - A planned nudist bicycle tour in th
Netherlands' so called bible-belt has upset local churchmen who ar
holding their own youth charity bike ride the same day

They have tried in vain to get local authorities to ban the nudists t
stop them clashing with the youth chapter of the Reformed Church whe
they both take to the road in the eastern town of Apeldoorn on June 12

The nudist tour is part of the World Naked Bike Ride which also take
place in London, Chicago, Los Angeles, Montreal, Toronto and Pforzhei
in Germany

The organiser of the church bike tour told the ANP news agency o
Thursday he had tried to coordinate the routes with the nudist tour t
avoid any embarrassing meeting but had obtained no reply

He is now asking the 300 or so cyclists on his youth tour to call th
police if they see any nudists

"Nudity in public is provocative and illegal," he said

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