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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Dr Hutch: My annual cycling awards go to...
Dr Hutch looks back at the 2017 cycling season and gives kudos to the year’s cycling standouts
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: The absurdity of doping excuses
This week Dr Hutch underlines the absurdity of the excuses made by the world’s fastest drug cheats
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Dr Hutch: The never-ending search for the perfect winter cycling glove
Dr Hutch invokes the holy grail of bike gear: gloves that offer feel while keeping you warm and dry
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Jens Voigt prepared to suffer for Hour Record
"I do know it’s going to be pretty hard on my body" says Jens Voigt on evening before Hour attempt
By Michael Hutchinson • Published
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Equipment choices for Tour de France mountain time trial
Michael Hutchinson looked at equipment solutions for the Tour de France mountain time trial where riders faced dilemma: Road bike, aero TT machine, or both?
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
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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