Dr. Hutch

Dr Hutch: Can you afford a new bike?

Unsure as to whether you have the spare cash to purchase a shiny new bike? Consult Dr Hutch, Britain’s foremost (and only) velonomicist

Dr Hutch: Cycling friendships don't always last

Friendship on the road can be a fickle thing, learns Dr Hutch

Dr Hutch: Remember marginal gains? They used to be big

“Marginal gains: put simply it’s the ruthless pursuit of the fairly obvious” says Dr Hutch

Dr Hutch: The sensitive subject of saddle sores

Doctor Hutch considers an often overlooked ailment with a real sting in the tail - saddle sores

Dr Hutch: Summer cycling is not all it's cracked up to be

Dr Hutch: Isaac Newton was a time triallist, and I can prove it

Sir Isaac Newton used cycling to inspire his work, argues Dr Hutch

Dr Hutch: It's hard not to laugh at motorised doping

Dr Hutch's guide to waving (video)

For those who consider themselves worthy of joining the cycling fraternity, the Doc offers a little instruction on waving

Dr Hutch: Trying to decide what to wear on a spring bike ride

This week Bernard shows Dr Hutch how to simplify his seasonal clothing adjustments

Dr Hutch's guide to the noises your bike makes, and how to stop them

What is that mysterious noise coming from your bike? Dr Hutch has the answer

Dr Hutch: the trials and triumphs of home bike maintenance

The good Doctor Hutch muses on the vagaries of bike DIY and his ‘legendary’ hit-and-miss efforts to fix his bikes

Dr Hutch: The terrible truth about cycling shoes

An old footwear encounter leads the Doc to clutch his ankles and think back to a time less comfortable

Dr Hutch: Cycling used to be a cheap sport

Choosing your cycle clothing used to be based on what you could find in the bargain bin at your local bike shop

Dr Hutch: My special relationship with a cycling magazine

In Cycling Weekly's anniversary year, the Doc considers his place in a long, rambling line of the magazine's columnists

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

Dr Hutch: Not everyone likes the Spring Classics

It’s Classics season, so the doc’s pal Bernard is suitably downcast

Dr Hutch: cyclists' never-ending fight against tiredness

There are so many ways for a cyclist to be tired, says the Doc

Dr. Hutch's guide to the Giro d'Italia time trial (video)

Dr. Hutch: The case of the curiously angry SAS driver

Dr Hutch incurs the wrath of an unhinged motorist with dubious military credentials

Dr. Hutch: It's getting harder to suffer on a bike

Recalling simple pre-power meter training, the Doc laments that suffering isn’t as easy as it used to be

Dr. Hutch: Lance Armstrong's literal and metaphorical car crash

Hutch’s resistance to the whole sorry Armstrong saga reaches its limit

Dr. Hutch: Why using a power meter is like getting a tattoo

As the years roll by, Hutch looks to fight the aging process — or at least tamper with his power files

Dr. Hutch: Let the next cycling generation take the strain

The long-suffering Doc tries to dissuade Bernard from a life spent chasing vicarious glory through ‘borrowed’ children. It’s nearly as bad as it sounds…

Dr. Hutch: Why cyclists love the misery of January riding

The appalling British weather... the endless illnesses... the expensive winter cycling clothes. You love it really

Dr. Hutch: Looking back at 2014

2014 had seemingly been mapped out as another great year for British cycling. But the blueprint was flawed. The Doc discusses an eventful, if unpredictable, year…