Shane Edwin Sutton OBE (born 13 June 1957 in Moree, New South Wales[1]) is an Australian-born former professional racing cyclist and cycling coach.[2]
 Shane Sutton (2018) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Sutton |
| Born | 13 June 1957 Moree, New South Wales, Australia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track & Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1982 | Mavic - Clemenso |
| 1983 | Clarence St. Cyclery |
| 1984 | Ever Ready - Marlboro |
| 1985 | Falcon - Maillard |
| 1986 | Falcon - Hutchinson |
| 1987 | Lycra - Halfords |
| 1988 | PMS - Dawes |
| 1989 | PMS - Falcon |
| 1990-1991 | Banana - Falcon |
| 1993 | Banana |
| Major wins | |
 Commonwealth Games Milk Race | |
Racing career edit
He rode under Phil Griffiths as a member of the first British-based professional team to enter the Tour de France in 1987 and went on to win the 1990 Milk Race. Sutton was also one of the four men to win gold in the team pursuit for Australia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games along with his brother, Gary Sutton.
Coaching career edit
After retiring Shane worked as a coach with Welsh Cycling,[3] taking the team to a successful Manchester Commonwealth Games before joining the British Cycling set-up in 2002.[4] He was also employed as head coach at Team Sky but scaled back his involvement to become a part-time performance adviser for the professional team in 2013.[5] Following the departure of Dave Brailsford from his role as British Cycling's Performance Director in April 2014, Sutton was promoted from his previous position as head coach to the newly created role of Technical Director.[4]
Sutton resigned from British Cycling in 2016, after allegations of discrimination were made against him by Paralympic gold medalist Darren Kenny and cyclist Jessica Varnish.[6][7][2] An internal investigation by British Cycling upheld one of nine accusations of discriminatory language against Varnish.[8] UK Sport, the UK national sport funding body, expressed serious concerns over British Cycling's handling of the investigation.[9]
During 2017 and 2018, Sutton was head coach for the national Chinese track cycling team.[10][11]
Awards edit
Shane was awarded the accolade of Sports Council for Wales' (now Sport Wales) Coach of the Year Award in 1998.[12]
Sutton won the "Coach of the Year Award" at the sports coach UK Coaching Awards in December 2008. He was also one of seven coaches to win a "High Performance Coach of the Year" award.[13]
Sutton was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.[14]
Results edit
- 1978
Team Pursuit Commonwealth Games (with Colin Fitzgerald, Kevin Nichols and Gary Sutton)
- 1981
- 5th Herald Sun Tour
- Fastest time Goulburn to Sydney Classic[15]
- 1982
- 55th World Road Race Championships
- 1st Bendigo International Madison (with Danny Clark)
- 1983
- 3rd Australian National Road Race Championships
- 1st Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 2, Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 6, Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 11, Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 16, Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Bendigo International Madison (with Gary Sutton)
- 1st and fastest time Goulburn to Sydney Classic[15]
- 1984
- 3rd Australian National Road Race Championships
- 5th Beeston
- 1st Newport
- 1st Stage 10, Griffin 1000
- 8th Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 2, Herald Sun Tour
- 1985
- 3rd Sealink International
- 1st Stage 8, Sealink International
- 1986
- 3rd Milk Race
- 1987
- 9th Norwich Spring Classic
- 15th Tour of Ireland
- 1st Stage 18, Herald Sun Tour
- 1988
- 10th Milk Race
- 5th Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 8, Herald Sun Tour
- 1989
- 9th Herald Sun Tour
- 1st Stage 5, Herald Sun Tour
- 2nd Stage 10, Herald Sun Tour
1990
- 1991
- 4th Mazda Alpine Tour
References edit
- ^ Fotheringham, William (1 April 2012). "'I've got red, white and blue in my veins,' says Shane Sutton". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "British Cycling chief resigns". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Shane Sutton: the Big Interview". Cycling Weekly. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ a b Fotheringham, William (11 April 2014). "British Cycling confirms Sir Dave Brailsford's decision to step aside". theguardian.com. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ Magnay, Jacquelin (18 January 2013). "Exclusive: Shane Sutton steps down as Team Sky's head coach". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ "Shane Sutton: British Cycling chief suspended over discrimination claims". www.bbc.co.uk. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ "Jess Varnish: Rider explains reasons for British Cycling criticism". www.bbc.co.uk. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ^ Roan, Dan (8 December 2016). "Shane Sutton: Ex-British Cycling director lost Jess Varnish case over use of word 'bitches'". BBC News. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Slater, Matt. "UK Sport has 'serious concerns' about British Cycling's handling of Shane Sutton and Jess Varnish case". The Independent. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ "Shane Sutton: Former British Cycling coach was 'loved by staff' despite bullying claims". BBC News. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Shane Sutton hits back at Jess Varnish for 'trying to keep a profile'". Eurosport. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ Top Welsh sports coach sought Archived 12 April 2001 at the Wayback Machine 12 September 2006
- ^ Nigel Wynn (17 December 2008). "SUTTON NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
- ^ "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 12.
- ^ a b "Goulburn to Sydney - Professional" (PDF). Cycling NSW. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2015.