Latest articles by Michael Hutchinson
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The 'greatest rider of all time' is always the one who inspired you in your youthThe generational debate is always easy to solve: the riders of our youth are always better than the riders of today...
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An important element of any training programme is just how long you can put it off forMany riders seem determined to peak in December, observes the Doc, who's tempted to delay his winter training until the spring
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There’s no good reason to have a winter hack any more, but try telling that to the rider with 15 bikes on ZwiftThere's always room for one more bike, goes the theory (N+1), and Cycling Weekly's columnist agrees, but it's a position he's finding harder to justify
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'In winter I select routes based on the amount of mud I’ll encounter': how to avoid cleaning your bikeThe Doc would rather haul his bike over mud than to clean it later, such is his aversion to wielding a bucket and a sponge
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However good genetic testing gets, there will always be plenty of space for you to make a total mess of things entirely of your own free willA DNA test could determine if you have the genetics to win the Tour. The Doc ponders, even so, if all the training might be a bit of a faff
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FTP in cycling is all homebrew lab testing and blatant exaggeration (but mine is still bigger than yours)His friend Bernard's FTP may be questionable but so is the concept itself, says Cycling Weekly's resident columnist
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I never thought the next breakthrough in doping would be fishing worms, they don’t even go very quicklyThe performance-enhancing properties of the humble lugworm get the Doc wondering whether cyclists are going to dig for victory
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Cycling is no longer cool - the in-crowd spent its summer wearing rubber suits and being plucked from their stand-up paddleboards by the RNLICycling's stock may have dipped but fear not, its long-term prospects are assured, and there'll be bargains on the way back up
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You can spice your winter ride up with intervals or a slice of Bakewell tart - I know which I'd chooseWith the dark nights stretching out before him, Cycling Weekly's columnist Hutch considers ways to conquer the winter blues
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The algorithm for who should be riding a 'nice bike' is complicated, explains Dr HutchHutch's longterm riding buddy has many bugbears, but among them are nice bicycles - and God help anyone riding a Dawes Galaxy
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The 'local bike shops' of a bygone era weren't as good as you remember them, argues Dr HutchFollowing the financial troubles of one of cycling's online super sellers, the Doc offers a reality check about the shambles of pre-internet bike shopping
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The UK could be the perfect place to train for all the bits of bike racing you like the least, muses Dr HutchCycling Weekly's columnist reckons the truly dedicated pro riders should be travelling to the UK for their training camps
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'You young Zwifters, you don’t know you’re born': In memory of life before smart trainersCycling Weekly's columnist, Dr Hutch, remembers the torture of indoor training years gone by...
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Dr Hutch: Why do gym bike saddles require a Lego-shaped buttocks to be rideable?Cycling Weekly's columnist details the nuances of a standard gym steed - on which a square derrière would be highly beneficial
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Dr Hutch: Lending kit to friends is a cycling ritual, but maybe draw the line at skinsuitsLoaning kit doesn't always pan out as planned, advises Cycling Weekly's columnist
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Dr Hutch: You, too, could pay £300 a month for a dysfunctional relationship with your coachCycling Weekly's columnist discovers that coaching is quite possibly voodoo, but far more importantly, he's being underpaid for it
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Dr Hutch: The aesthetics of the 'chest-fairing' is a funny hill to want to die onThe earnest buffoonery of budget aero hacks may rile TT diehards, but Cycling Weekly's columnist salutes the cut-price cunning of their innovations
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Dr Hutch: Motor-doping isn't rife, there's no way cyclists would use it discreetly enoughSome fans think that motor-doping is rife, but Cycling Weekly's columnist Dr Hutch is having none of it
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Dr Hutch: The best numbers in cycling are the ones you can just make upCycling is a numbers game, says Dr Hutch, and the more complicated the figures the better
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Dr Hutch: Pick your ride mates wisely, or endure the consequencesAny mismatch in ability or intention will guarantee that one or both of you suffer, counsels Dr Hutch
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Dr Hutch: Cycling is not a good sport for wearing glassesIt’s hard to race a bike in non-tinted glasses without looking like a Swiss cyclo-tourist from 1985 who has stumbled onto the course by accident, muses Cycling Weekly's columnist
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Dr Hutch: Cyclists are basically a group of giant Lycra wasps cruising round the countryside looking for sugarCycling Weekly's columnist looks into the fairground mirror of cyclists' relationship with food and decides that, on reflection, he's OK with the weirdness
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Dr Hutch and the pothole disaster: 'The roads are returning to nature'Cycling Weekly's columnist Dr Hutch reckons the degradation of UK roads is all a part of the circle of life
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Dr Hutch: WLTM someone to join him on long ridesDoctor Hutch leaves sightseeing for others and dedicates his long rides to the pursuit of solitary suffering. But now he’s looking for ride-mates - A GSOH is a must
