A cyclist has been removed from a nude bicycle race after he became aroused by the sight of his fellow participants. The man became aroused when his fellow cyclists de-robed at the starting line of the World Naked Bike Ride in Kent this weekend.

The man, who we’ve heard was one of the biggest members of his cycling cub, was escorted away from the race by police after stunned onlookers noticed he had an erection as he de-robed at the start line.

Everyone was taking their clothes off to get ready for the ride. I heard gasps and I turned around – it was a horrible sight. It’s fair to say he was overexcited and got aroused. It looked like he was enjoying the event a bit too much.

A witness

Ride organiser Barry Freeman released a statement after a number of complaints, but a few people have come out and said they felt he shouldn’t have been ejected from the race and that the punishment was hard-on him. We’ll just have to see how it stands up in court.

We do not accept this behaviour and he was dealt with and removed before the ride started. Barry Freeman

The naked rides take place all over the world and are organised to highlight the dangers cyclists face from cars. Organisers sent out a warning prior to the race. “The police have confirmed they WILL act on ANY inappropriate behaviour and we, the organisers will support that. “If you are coming just to be a pain in the neck and to be the one to end this WNBR we’d rather you stayed at home.”