"I'm bringing a bike, with all that entails, so if I don't manage a couple of hours a day I'm an idiot"

The sunk-cost fallacy is set to ruin the Doc's quiet Spanish getaway

- By Michael Hutchinson

By the time you read this I’ll be safely on holiday, near Calpe in Spain – a location that is well known for its gentle autumn climate, quiet roads, challenging climbs and pro team training camps.

You’d imagine that I planned this as a cycling holiday. You’d be 100% wrong. The plan was not to even take a bike, but instead to get away for a few days with Mrs. Doc and enjoy a little warmth and sunlight before coming home to the grey grind of a British winter. It was a good summer for bike riders in the UK this year, and I was happy to take a week off. It’s not as if I have a lot of target races between now and Christmas.