Cyclists across the world made a rude, nude green protest at the weekend.

My lunch on Saturday just off London’s Tottenham Court Road was somewhat disturbed by an alarming spectacle. Hundreds of naked cyclists, blowing whistles, waving flags and shouting, zoomed past, putting me right off my sushi.

While some protected their modesty, with strategically-placed body paint, and tape, many went completely starkers while touring the streets of London and other cities around the world on Saturday, to protest oil dependency and the predominant car culture.

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