- Michael Hutchinson (cyclist)
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Michael Hutchinson
Michael Hutchinson on leftPersonal information Full name Michael Hutchinson Nickname Dr. Hutch Born 20 November 1973
Northern Ireland
United KingdomHeight 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Weight 73 kg (160 lb) Team information Current team In-Gear Quickvit RT Discipline Road & Track Role Rider Rider type Time Triallist & Pursuitist Amateur team(s) Cambridge University CC Professional team(s) Bio RT
Team MDT-Giant
API-Metrow
In-Gear Quickvit RTInfobox last updated on
10 September 2008Michael Hutchinson (or "Hutch") (born 20 November 1973[1] in Northern Ireland) is a British racing cyclist and writer who has represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland at events including the Commonwealth Games. His speciality is the individual time trial, but he has also won important races on the track. In 2003 he briefly held the national record for the 100 mile Time Trial; he covered the distance in 3 hours and 23 minutes.[2] He also currently holds the 50 mile and 10 mile national records.
He has made two unsuccessful attempts at the hour record, the first of which forms the basis of his 2006 book The Hour. This won him the award for Best New Writer at the 2007 British Sports Book Awards.
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. Having acquired a masters degree and a PhD in International Human Rights, Hutchinson spent a year researching and teaching Law at the University of Sussex before resolving to pursue a career as a writer.[2] In late 2006, he started writing for Cycling Weekly. In 2011, he co-commentated on the World Championship Time Trial in Copenhagen for Eurosport.
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Coaching and technical support
Coaching
- Since 2003 Hutchinson has been coached by the exercise physiologist Dr Jamie Pringle.[3] Pringle works for the English Institute of Sport, a grant funded organisation governed by UK Sport. The English Institute of Sport provides science and medicine support to a wide variety of National Governing Bodies of British Olympic sports.[4] Previously, Pringle worked for the University of Brighton as a senior lecturer within the Chelsea School, being involved in teaching and research activities.[5] The physiology staff at the Chelsea School have included over the years such notable figures working in elite cycling such as Peter Keen (coach of Chris Boardman and now Performance Director to UK Sport), Gary Brickley (British Cycling Coach, Paralympic squad) and Helen Carter. Pringle is noted to also work with Julia Shaw, the British female time trial specialist.[6]
Technical support and sponsors
- Testimonies are given both by Hutchinson and Pringle on the website of the technical consulting firm VeloScience. Veloscience, and specifically, the windtunnel operation http://www.drag2zero.co.uk/ have been established since early 2008, and offer windtunnel testing to cyclists in the Brawn GP low-speed windtunnel. Hutchinson has been sponsored by Specialized bikes since 2009 and Ultimate Sports Equipment[7] since 2006.
Honours
- Cycling Time Trials (CTT) National Championships
Hutchinson's 51 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 12 consecutive 50-mile titles is also a men's record for any distance (Beryl Burton won 25 consecutive BBAR titles).
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- 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
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- National Champion 2001
- 50 miles – 1h 41m 38s – riding for Team MDT – Giant
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- 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
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- National Champion 2003
- 50 miles – 1h 44m 31s – riding for Team MDT – Giant
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- 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
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- 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
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- National Champion 2006
- 10 miles – 20m 09s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT
- 50 miles – 1h 44m 34s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT
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- National Champion 2007
- 10 miles – 19m 43s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT
- 50 miles – 1h 42m 22s – riding for In-Gear Quickvit RT
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- National TT series
- Winner 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2005
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- British Best All-Rounder (BBAR) TT competition
- BBAR Winner 2000 and 2005
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- Ron Kitching Trophy ('Champion of Champions')
- Winner 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Other titles, etc
- Commonwealth Games (riding for Northern Ireland)
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- 2006 Melbourne
- 4th in the Individual Time Trial
- 2010 Delhi
- 4th in the Individual Time Trial
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- Brompton World Champion 2011
Records and personal bests
- Competition records for TT
- 100 miles – 2003 – 3h 23m 33s (since broken)
- 50 miles – 2008 – 1h 35m 27s
- 10 miles – 2010 – 17m 57s
- 30 miles - 2011 - 55m 39s
- Personal bests
- 10 miles – 2010 – 17m 57s
- 25 miles – 2009 – 46m 03s
- 30 miles - 2011 - 55m 39s
- 50 miles – 2008 – 1h 35m 27s
- 100 miles – 2010 – 3h 23m 04s
Bibliography
- Hutchinson, M. (2006), The Hour, Yellow Jersey Press, ISBN 0-224-07519-5
- Hutchinson, M. (2008), Hello Sailor, Yellow Jersey Press, ISBN 0-224-07880-1
External links
References
- ^ 2006 Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Squad from BC site
- ^ a b "Sportsmen of distinction". Optima. 2006. http://www.fitz.cam.ac.uk/mi-client/media/import/documents/Optima10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/archive/349708/how-powerful-are-the-pros.html
- ^ http://www.eis2win.co.uk/pages/
- ^ http://www.brighton.ac.uk/chelsea/research/downloads/sesstaff/JamiePringle.pdf
- ^ http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/routes/south/345561/hampshire-with-julia-shaw.html
- ^ http://www.use1.com/
Categories:- 1973 births
- Academics of the University of Sussex
- Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
- British cyclists
- Journalists from Northern Ireland
- Cycling journalists
- Cyclists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Living people
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