Michael Hutchinson – also known as Dr Hutch – is a British and Irish former professional cyclist turned writer who has represented Great Britain, Ireland and Northern Ireland at events including the Commonwealth Games.
Hutchinson began cycling at the University of Cambridge, where he studied Law at Fitzwilliam College. As part of the university cycling team he won the National Team 25 Championships.
Michael’s speciality was the individual time trial, but he has also won races on the track. Michael has won British titles at every distance from 10 to 100 miles, and is a two-time winner of the 12-hour national championships. He has also won the British 4,000m track individual pursuit title.
In total Michael won a record 56 Cycling Time Trial Titles and has been the national record holder for time trials over 100 miles, 50 miles, 30 miles, 25 miles and 10 miles.
His first book, The Hour: Sporting Immortality the Hard Way was awarded Best New Writer of the British Sports Book Awards (2007). Since then Michael has released a further two books – Faster – the Obsession, Science and Luck behind the world’s fastest cyclists and most recently Re:Cyclists – 200 Years on Two Wheels – A history of cyclists and cycling.
