Dr. Hutch

Dr Hutch: World-beating performance is a spanner's turn away

The ways you can fiddle, fettle and fine-tune your cycling performance are almost endless, just ask Dr Hutch's friend Bernard

Dr Hutch: What would 'cycling hell' look like?

Dr Hutch is struck by how often heaven and hell collide in the perverse, sadistic world of cycling

Dr Hutch: Do you own a proper cyclist's car?

Got a tidy, top-of-the-range car in your driveway? Then you’re not a proper cyclist, says Dr Hutch

Dr Hutch: I need to talk to you about the omnium

Trying to explain how the track cycling omnium works just got even harder, says Dr Hutch

Dr Hutch: Don't bother buying lots of winter cycling kit, you'll never find it again

You can buy as much winter cycling kit as you like, but if you’re anything like Dr Hutch, it’ll make no difference at all

Dr Hutch: The two basic terrors of inadequate winter cycling

Dr Hutch returns from paradise to face another winter spent training with the self-angering Bernard

Dr Hutch: The best bit about cycling in winter is winter bikes

Dr Hutch pays homage to the classic DIY winter bike, assembled from spares and stamped with personality

Dr Hutch: The genius of road safety films

Dr Hutch delves into the minds of the creative geniuses who devise road safety films

Dr Hutch: the joys of the hill-climb season

Dr Hutch: No one believes doping actually works

The recent hacking of TUE files has made Dr Hutch reflect on how doping is perceived in the world of cycling

Dr Hutch: Let's make bike racing more exciting

Dr Hutch has been working up some innovative ideas to return cycling to the excitement of its golden era

Dr Hutch: Why you really shouldn't get too excited about radical new bike designs

With the scrapping of the 3:1 bike design rule, the future has finally arrived, until it very quickly becomes the past...

Dr Hutch: The bitter experience of having your bike nicked

A mentally scarred Bernard has been bothering Dr Hutch again, this time it's about a long lost bike

Dr Hutch: Why a cyclist is less of an injury bore than a runner

For cyclists, injuries are a nuisance, but for runners they’re a way of life, says Dr Hutch

Dr Hutch: a love/hate letter to the Olympic Games

British cyclists' collective success at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games might not have pleased everyone

Dr Hutch: How to quell Team Sky's Tour de France domination

The Doc has a unique idea that could help other teams challenge Team Sky's perennial domination

Dr Hutch: The Olympic Games infects a nation with sporting pride

This week the Doc marvels at how the Olympic Games gets people watching sports they might never have bothered with otherwise

Watch: Dr Hutch's guide to riding a penny-farthing

Dr Hutch gets to grips with a penny-farthing

Dr Hutch: Celebrating Britain's lesser-known Olympic heroes

Dr Hutch: Cyclists' obsession with cleaning bikes

Some bikes are meant to be cleaned to showroom condition after every ride; and some are definitely not

Dr Hutch: Why it pays to take a sideways view of cycling

This week, the Dr Hutch takes a sideways look at route profiles

Dr Hutch: Why bunch sprints are terrifying

Dr Hutch finds that the chaos and danger of a bunch sprint is not for him

Dr Hutch previews the stage 18 Tour de France time trial

Bernard Hinault may have mellowed, but his hill is still an utter bastard

Dr Hutch: Celebrating the wonderful Tour de France

This week, Dr Hutch celebrates the joie de vivre of the Tour de France

Dr Hutch: Why filling your garage with bikes is a good idea

A museum of all the bikes you ever owned would be better than any zoo, reckons Dr Hutch