[2] Hutchinson began cycling at the University of Cambridge, where he studied Law at Fitzwilliam College.

[3] Since 2003 Hutchinson has been coached by the exercise physiologist Jamie Pringle,[4] who works for the English Institute of Sport.

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 2014 when the Giro d'Italia started in Northern Ireland he was analyst for BBC television coverage.

Hutchinson's 56 Cycling Time Trials titles are a men's record ahead of Ian Cammish's 23.