If you manage to avoid bumping into colleagues before you change in the morning, some of them may be none the wiser that you are a cyclist until that fateful day when they first catch you in lycra.

You can tell they’re trying to hide the look of shock, intrigue and judgement that’s sweeping across their face… but it’s too late.

How To Escape The Office And Squeeze In A Workout At Lunch

You have seen the surprise at your lumpiness register already.

The discovery that you are into a form of exercise that hasn’t been recommended by Harper’s Bazaar, and that you can’t do without sweating (seriously – how do people return from Pilates not being sweaty?), will change things forever.

You are now the ‘sporty’ girl in the office. You will receive cycling-themed gifts each Christmas until you die.