Michael Hutchinson
Michael Hutchinson is a writer, journalist and former professional cyclist. As a rider he won multiple national titles in both Britain and Ireland and competed at the World Championships and the Commonwealth Games. He was a three-time Brompton folding-bike World Champion, and once hit 73 mph riding down a hill in Wales.
As a writer, he wrote the award winning The Hour about his attempt on the sport’s most famous and sought-after record. He followed that up with Faster, about the training, the science the genetics and the luck behind the world’s fastest riders, and Re:Cyclists, a history of cyclists from 1816 to the present day.
He’s written for outlets ranging from Cycling Weekly to the New York Times, and has presented and and commentated for the BBC, Eurosport, Channel 4, and Sky Sports.
Before he did any of that he was a legal academic at Cambridge and Sussex universities. He now lives with far too many bicycles in London and Cambridgeshire.
Latest articles by Michael Hutchinson
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Dr Hutch: The competitive instinct still runs deep
Why we cyclists put ourselves in the middle of a Venn diagram between competitiveness and stupidity
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: Why women were the pioneers of bike racing
If it wasn't for female riders, we'd all still be falling off our Penny Farthings
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch's retirement advice for former pros: 'By June you’re going to be baffled at how you ever had time to train'
Retiring from racing leaves a gaping hole in your daily routine but you'll have no problem filling it with nothing, says the Doc
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Faster with Dr Hutch: 2X Olympic champion Alastair Brownlee on keeping your focus
Dr Hutch speaks with Alastair Brownlee, Dr Josie Perry and physiologist Louis Passfield on staying focused
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Faster by Dr Hutch: Dan Bigham and his relentless search for more speed
Dr Hutch speaks to engineer, aerodynamicist, World Cup winner and multi national champion Dan Bigham
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: Reverse ‘proper cyclist’ snobbery
All ‘proper’ cyclists are used to being taunted by civilians, says the Doc, but what happens when one turns out to be better than you?
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch column: How to solve pro cycling's litter problem
The Doc searches for a solution to pro racing’s litter problem that gives the fans the momentos they crave without turning wildlife into wired life
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch column: In the brave new world of Zwift, dishonesty and deceit come along for the digital ride, but ZADA’s catching up
"Give us all a year or two, Zwifting will be indistinguishable from real life"
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch column: Nothing revitalises a jaded cyclist like the click of new cleats
'New bar tape, neatly applied, feels faster than a new bike'
By Michael Hutchinson • Published