A study conducted by the UCI Department of Psychiatry on 38 Italian women racing in the 17th edition of the Giro d'Italia Donne has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a cyclist can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle.
For example, if she is ovulating, then she will be attracted to a cyclist with rugged and masculine features like Mario Cipollini.
However, if she is menstruating, or menopausal, she will tend to be more attracted to a cyclist with scissors lodged in his temple and a bat jammed up his ass while he is on fire descending Passo Di San Pellegrino without any brakes.
