SCORES of cyclists are expected to brave the weekend weather in York during the sixth annual World Naked Bike Ride.

The event, which starts tomorrow at 5pm, started in 2004 as a protest against oil dependency and car culture.

Riders will gather at the Millennium Bridge from 4pm, before setting off on a 90-minute course which will take in Ouse Bridge, Coney Street, Clifford’s Tower, Micklegate, the Mount and the Knavesmire.

Nudity is not essential, and anyone is welcome to join the ride, which bears the motto “As Bare As You Dare”.