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Many cyclists, are unsure about a critical aspect of the sport. What is the correct number of cycling crushes one should have?

Well, despite what Bob Dylan would have you believe, you wont find the answer blowing in the wind, in fact the answer is really quite simple and I'm happy to share.

N+1. In simpler language, the correct number of cycling crushes you should have is the current number of cycling crushes you hold plus an extra one.



The size of their legs, the length of their socks, their style in the media or possibly even sporting performance can all be the basis for a cycling crush. Remember, there are many different types of cycling to draw upon and the basic categories of Road, Track and Mountain each have sub-specialisations. Be aware, though it is more common to become a blithering mess in the presence of a rider from your own cycling genre, there is extra credit given for infatuation with one from a different field or of sufficient obscurity.

So, if you spend most of your time riding skinny tyres on bitumen, it would be acceptable to go fan boy in the presence of both Gerro and Cadel, but extra credit would be due if you could recite the palmares of Sven Nys or even more for Steve Peat (before his world championship win).

Not everyone will share your adoration, in fact this can be a topic to divide even the closest of latte circles. So, please be careful before announcing that you're a fan of me.