Michael Hutchinson did not ride a bike race until he was 22. By the time he was 35, he had won more British titles than any man in history. Michael joins us at a special night in Winchester to tell us how he did it - and to share stories from his many-sided life, as stand-up comedian, human rights lawyer, Cycling Weekly columnist and acclaimed author.

In an illuminating and entertaining evening for all cycling fans, Michael will be discussing how he conquered a sport he only took up seriously in his early 20s and his time inside the Team GB set-up alongside stars of world cycling including Mark Cavendish and Chris Boardman.

Michael's books have been described as “congenial, funny and insightful” and "as if Bill Bryson had taken to two wheels". 

Michael's attempt on the world hour record in 2003 inspired him to write 'The Hour: Sporting Immortality the Hard Way', telling the full, colourful history of the record as well as reflecting on his own part in it. The book won him the Best New Writer title at the British Sports Book Awards.

Michael is also the author of 'Faster - the Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists' and 'Re: Cyclists - 200 Years on Two Wheels. A History of Cyclists and cycling'.

Michael is a highly entertaining speaker with a gift for presenting his vast knowledge and experience in a very approachable way. The story of his life in cycling is sure to make for an congenial and revealing evening. Early Bird tickets are £12 (Concessions: £10). Copies of Michael's books will be available for sale and there will be a chance to ask your own questions. 

The evening will be hosted by Duncan Steer, former Procycling writer and host of The Nutshell's 2022 sell-out evenings with Tour df France commentators Carlton Kirby and Matt Rendell.

Praise for Michael Hutchinson's books

The Hour: "Hutchinson proves as good a writer as he is rider (praise indeed) - congenial, funny and insightful... A very fine way indeed to spend an hour, any hour." Matt Seaton, The Guardian

"Has the rare quality in any sports-writing of propelling the reader into the intensity of the sporting moment itself." David Horspool, Times Literary Supplement

Faster: "Takes an inhuman sport and makes it deliciously, wonderfully, wickedly human." Ned Boulting

"If you want to turn yourself into a Merckx or a Froome, read Faster." The Guardian

Re: Cyclists: "As if Bill Bryson had taken to two wheels." The Financial Times.