Organizers of Portland’s Annual ‘Naked Bike Ride’ Admit They Can’t Find People To Work Event

The group hopes to hold the ride again next year

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Portland, Oregon has been named the best city for naked biking in the United States. DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images

Portland's annual naked bike ride is canceled this year after organizers said they didn't get enough volunteers to work the event.

The group behind the ride said the annual event is a "huge undertaking" that takes months to plan but they didn't get started on time.

"By springtime we realized we were behind on our leadership recruiting goals," the organizers said.

The Portland World Naked Bike Ride started in 2004 as a global protest against the oil industry. It has grown to be the largest naked bike ride in the world with an estimated 10,000 riders in 2014.

The city was just named the best in the country for naked biking, due in part to its naked bike ride. The survey noted that while it is illegal to be naked in public in Portland, nudity is permitted as an act of political speech.

The ride organizers are already asking people to volunteer to work to help plan so they can bring the ride back next year.

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