Michael Hutchinson

Michael Hutchinson (born 20 November 1973 in Northern Ireland) is a British and Irish racing cyclist and writer who has represented Great Britain, Ireland, and Northern Ireland at events including the Commonwealth Games.

Hutchinson's speciality is the individual time trial, but he has also won races on the track. He is a previous holder of the 10, 25, 30, 50 and 100-mile competition records.

He has made two unsuccessful attempts at the hour record, the first of which formed the basis of his 2006 book The Hour, which gained him the award for Best New Writer at the 2007 British Sports Book Awards.

Cycling career

Hutchinson began cycling at the University of Cambridge, where he studied Law at Fitzwilliam College. As part of a university team he won the National Team 25 Championships.

He has won British titles at every distance from 10 miles to 100 miles, and is a two-time winner of the 12-hour championships. He has also won the British 4,000m track individual pursuit title.

Coaching Since 2003 Hutchinson has been coached by the exercise physiologist Jamie Pringle, who works for the English Institute of Sport.

Sponsors Hutchinson has been sponsored by Specialized since 2009 and Ultimate Sports Engineering since 2006.

Professional career Having acquired a master's degree and a PhD in International Human Rights from Fitzwilliam College, Hutchinson spent a year researching and teaching law at the University of Sussex before resolving to pursue a career as a writer. In late 2006, he started writing for Cycling Weekly.

His first book, The Hour: Sporting Immortality the Hard Way was awarded Best New Writer of the British Sports Book Awards (2007).

Media work In 2011, Hutchinson co-commentated on the World Championship Time Trial in Copenhagen for Eurosport. In 2014 when the Giro d'Italia started in Northern Ireland he was analyst for BBC television coverage.

Honours Cycling Time Trials (CTT) National Championships Hutchinson's 56 Cycling Time Trials titles are a men's record ahead of Ian Cammish's 23. The only rider to win more is Beryl Burton with 97. The sequence of 13 consecutive 50-mile titles is also a men's record for any distance (Beryl Burton won 25 consecutive BBAR titles).

National Champion 2000 10 miles – 20m 22s – riding for Bio RT 50 miles – 1h 40m 41s – riding for Bio RT 100 miles – 3h 41m 16s – riding for Bio RT 12 hours – 293.23mls – riding for Bio RT National Champion 2001 50 miles – 1h 41m 38s – riding for Team MDT – Giant National Champion 2002 10 miles – 19m 19s – riding for Team MDT – Giant 50 miles – 1h 44m 10s – riding for Team MDT – Giant British National Time Trial Championships – riding for Team MDT – Giant National Champion 2003 50 miles – 1h 44m 31s – riding for Team MDT – Giant National Champion 2004 50 miles – 1h 46m 09s – riding for Team MDT – Giant 100 miles – 3h 28m 59s – riding for Team MDT – Giant British National Time Trial Championships – riding for Team MDT – Giant National Champion 2005 10 miles – 19m 34s – riding for API-Metrow 25 miles – 47m 15s – riding for API-Metrow 50 miles – 1h 39m 40s – riding for API-Metrow 100 miles – 3h 36m 38s – riding for API-Metrow 12 hours – 285.74mls – riding for API-Metrow National Champion 2006 10 miles – 20m 09s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT 50 miles – 1h 44m 34s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT National Champion 2007 10 miles – 19m 43s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT 50 miles – 1h 42m 22s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT National Champion 2008 10 miles – 18m 07s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT 25 miles – 50m 49s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT 50 miles – 1h 40m 37s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT British National Time Trial Championships – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT National Champion 2009 10 miles – 19m 34s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT 25 miles – 48m 23s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT 50 miles – 1h 43m 18s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT 100 miles – 3h 27m 26s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT National Champion 2010 10 miles – 18m 37s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 25 miles – 49m 34s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 50 miles – 1h 38m 55s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 100 miles – 3h 23m 04s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT National Champion 2011 25 miles – 53m 36s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 50 miles – 1h 41m 28s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 100 miles – 3h 24m 45s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT National Champion 2012 10 miles – 19m 40s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 25 miles – 47m 01s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT 50 miles – 1h 40m 35s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT National Champion 2013 10 miles – 19m 20s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit Trainsharp RT

National TT series Winner 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005 British Best All-rounder (BBAR) TT competition BBAR Winner 2000 and 2005 Ron Kitching Trophy ('Champion of Champions') Winner 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012

Irish National Time Trials Championships National Champion 2012, 2013, 2014

Other titles, etc. Commonwealth Games (riding for Northern Ireland) 2006 Melbourne 4th in the Individual Time Trial 2010 Delhi 4th in the Individual Time Trial 2014 Glasgow 12 in the Individual Time Trial

Brompton World Champion 2011, 2012 & 2013

Records and personal bests Competition records for TT 100 miles – 2003 – 3h 23m 33s (since broken) 50 miles – 2008 – 1h 35m 27s (since broken) 10 miles – 2010 – 17m 57s (since broken) 30 miles – 2011 – 55m 39s (since broken) 10 miles – 2012 – 17m 45s (since broken) 25 miles – 2012 – 45m 46s (since broken)

Personal bests 10 miles – 2012 – 17m 45s 25 miles – 2012 – 45m 46s 30 miles – 2011 – 55m 39s 50 miles – 2008 – 1h 35m 27s 100 miles – 2010 – 3h 23m 04s 12 hours – 2000 – 293.23mls