You can spice your winter ride up with intervals or a slice of Bakewell tart - I know which I'd choose

With the dark nights stretching out before him, Cycling Weekly's columnist Hutch considers ways to conquer the winter blues

Dr Hutch deciding between efforts and a bakewell tart
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Michael Hutchinson

Michael Hutchinson is a writer, journalist and former professional cyclist. His Dr Hutch columns appears in every issue of Cycling Weekly magazine. 

November is the flattest, dullest month to be a road rider in the UK. It is cold, but not yet cold enough that it feels brave going out. It is wet and windy. The days are short, the lovely warm evenings no more than a memory. And as the summer recedes, the perspective of time helps you realise that what felt like an achievement in August was in reality only a slightly-less-embarrassing-than-usual kick back against the long slow slide to the grave.

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