Michael Hutchinson - Further : Seeking the Distant Limits of Cycling Endurance
Join Michael Hutchinson in Tring to discuss his new book - Further : Seeking the Distant Limits of Cycling Endurance
Michael is a multiple time-trial champion, acclaimed author, Cycling Weekly columnist and general man-about-cycling.
No man has won more national time trial titles than Michael's tally of 56 - a total that includes 13 consecutive victories in the 50-mile time trial. He has been a holder of the UK record for 10-, 25-,30-, 50 and 100 miles, with his 50-mile record (1 hour 35 mins 27) standing for six years, from 2008 to 2014.
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 will be in conversation with our very record breaking cyclists Michael Broadwith, who holds the record for the fastest time from Lands End to John O Groats.
This is a hybrid event and can be watched in the venue or online. Choose your ticket (with or without book) carefully.
The virtual link will be sent to the online audience on the day.
Books will be handed out at the event, or can be collected from the shop afterwards. The author will be signing all books at the event.
Michael is a multiple time-trial champion, acclaimed author, Cycling Weekly columnist and general man-about-cycling.
No man has won more national time trial titles than Michael's tally of 56 - a total that includes 13 consecutive victories in the 50-mile time trial. He has been a holder of the UK record for 10-, 25-,30-, 50 and 100 miles, with his 50-mile record (1 hour 35 mins 27) standing for six years, from 2008 to 2014.
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 will be in conversation with our very record breaking cyclists Michael Broadwith, who holds the record for the fastest time from Lands End to John O Groats.
This is a hybrid event and can be watched in the venue or online. Choose your ticket (with or without book) carefully.
The virtual link will be sent to the online audience on the day.
Books will be handed out at the event, or can be collected from the shop afterwards. The author will be signing all books at the event.
| Date | Thursday 26th June 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | 7:30 PM | |
| Doors Open | 7:00 PM | |
| Venue | High Street Baptist Church | |
FURTHER : Seeking the Distant Limits of Cycling Endurance
'A unique and funny writer with a true understanding of what it takes to make it as an elite cyclist' Chris Boardman
Further immerses the reader in the world of endurance cycling as well-known former professional cyclist Michael Hutchinson talks to ultra-distance athletes, exercise scientists, nutritionists and psychologists - 'those who've done it and those who understand it'- as he unpicks both the physical and mental demands, attempts to understand the key to successful endurance, and tries not to get himself accidentally killed while riding a frankly terrifyingly long-distance event.