THE co-organiser of a naked bike ride has slammed "very strange people" after a film of the event was uploaded to a porn site.

Thousands of people have now watched footage of nude cyclists riding around the city "for some sort of pleasure" after footage was uploaded to the xHamster website.

The five-minute-long clip titled "WNBR Brighton 2019", which was filmed in Preston Road, Brighton and appears to focus on several women taking part in the ride.

Horrified co-organiser Steve Sims described the discovery as "strange" and hoped the event message would overshadow the actions of those responsible.

He told The Argus: "What do they get from it?

"There are 500 of us carrying out a protest in the hope that we will affect public opinion positively

"These people are seeking some sort of pleasure.

"Let us hope that our sheer weight of numbers and our aim wins out over these very strange people."

It comes after some residents were left "disgusted" after spotting "sweaty" riders on hire bikes rented from hubs across the city.

One man wearing a skin-coloured mask and a blonde wig was pictured riding a BTN Bikeshare bicycle in Western Road.

Footage captured several other naked riders using the rented bikes for the event in celebration of "human-powered travel".

Last year was the first time the ride had taken place since it was called off during the Covid lockdown in 2020.

The annual event aims to "empower" participants in a celebration of car-free, human-powered travel - while "demonstrating of the vulnerability of human bodies in urban traffic".

Participation in the ride is billed as family-friendly and as“bare as you dare”, organisers claim.

At the time organisers said: "We’ve seen the world change almost unrecognisably since the Covid pandemic struck.

The Argus: Footage captured several other naked riders using the rented bikes for the event in celebration of "human-powered travel".Footage captured several other naked riders using the rented bikes for the event in celebration of "human-powered travel".

"People have come together to fight the invisible threat of viral infection.

"Let’s hope we can unite to fight climate change equally as effectively.

"There were beautiful moments and unexpected benefits during lockdown, streets denuded of gridlocked traffic, people exercising at home and on city streets, birdsong instead of car noise, a realisation that human life on the planet is fragile.

"There have also been bold moves by Brighton and Hove City Council to make cycling and other active travel safer and more appealing during lockdown.

"Hopefully this will continue, moving into the future.

"There is much to be optimistic about.”