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. His Dr Hutch columns appears in every issue of Cycling Weekly magazine
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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The most amazing thing about Dowsett's Hour? He could have gone faster
For the past six months, Bradley Wiggins's name has dominated talk of the Hour Record — but Alex Dowsett has given even him something to think about
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: The sensitive subject of saddle sores
Doctor Hutch considers an often overlooked ailment with a real sting in the tail - saddle sores
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: Should you wear a helmet? It is entirely up to you
Should you wear a helmet? It is entirely up to you, says the Doc
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: 'Don’t give up mate, you can do it'
Pulling out of a marathon has its compensations, the Doc finds, when even a cynic like Bernard acknowledges his cycling ability... almost
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: I can't afford the only greatness I have to be overlooked
The Doc finds that demonstrating his cycling superiority outside the context of a race is not as easy as he had hoped
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: 'Is it true that racing cyclists just pee in their shorts?'
It's high summer, so Dr Hutch has a Christmas tale for you
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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June 5: Hutch looks forward to the National '25'
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr. Hutch: Why I won't be watching any more cyclists' helmet camera videos
Avoid the new genre of helmet-cam disaster movies, says the Doc. They may record reality but they have an unnerving power to distort your sense of risk for good
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: Should beetroot juice be banned?
With a belated bucket of water in hand, the latest doping scandal has the Doc all fired up
By Michael Hutchinson • Published