A couple of nude cyclists who were knocked off their bike as they pedalled across the country in the buff for charity have completed their cheeky tour of UK landmarks. Colin Unsworth, 52, and Sadie Tann, 32, set off from John O'Groats on June 29 and cycled completely nude 50 miles a day to Lands End on their trusty tandem.
The pair said that tourists seemed 'overjoyed' when they rode into Lands End yesterday (July 25), and that 'everybody had their cameras out'. Colin, from Adlington, Lancs., said: "It was great, everybody had their cameras out and straight away people cottoned on to what we had just done.
"The reaction was great, people were kind of coming out of the building to take pictures of us. There was people there from all over the world so I think they were all bemused to see this funny, British way of celebrating the end of the pandemic."
Photos show the pair posing in the nude at Lands End, Edinburgh Castle and the Angel of the North as they stopped for snaps on the 837-mile route. They have also received an 'overwhelming' amount of positive support since they started their journey, including people giving them lunch or a place to stay for the night.
Colin said: "The majority of people will pip their horns and wave or laugh at us. We get people who overtake us, turn around and pull into the side of the road to take a video.
"I think most people can see we are not doing any harm, and we are doing something that's quite brave." He added: "As we was coming up outside Edinburgh Castle, there was a coach load of Japanese tourists and we could just hear the uproar and the laughter.
"They were all absolutely rolling around laughing, trying to get their cameras out." Despite their 'overwhelming' support, the pair were left shook up when a driver knocked them off their tandem as they were cycling through the outskirts of Perth, Scotland.
A 32-year-old man was charged with a road traffic offence, Police Scotland said. Colin and Sadie embarked on their journey to raise money for mental health charity Mind and Rewilding Britain, which aims to tackle climate emergency, where they have raised over £3,000 so far.
The pair have no plans yet to do another nude tandem bike ride, but would like to organise one where members of the public can ride with them.
