Shane Sutton
 Darren Tudor, David Brailsford and Sutton at the 2007 British National Circuit Race Championships | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Sutton |
| Born |
13 June 1957 Moree, New South Wales, Australia |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Track & Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 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 | |
|
Infobox last updated on 22 November 2007 | |
Shane Edwin Sutton OBE (born 13 June 1957 in Moree, New South Wales[1]) is an Australian-born former professional racing cyclist turned cycling coach, whose last position was as Technical Director for British Cycling.[2]
Racing career
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 for Australia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games along with his brother, Gary Sutton.
Coaching career
After retiring Shane worked as a coach with Welsh Cycling[3] 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]
On 27 April 2016 it was announced that Sutton had been suspended whilst facing allegations of discrimination. This followed a report that Sutton has called para-cyclists "'gimps', with another word in front of that", an accusation made by Paralympic gold medalist Darren Kenny.[6] This followed earlier reports that cyclist Jessica Varnish had been told by him to "go and have a baby" rather than cycle [7] and a controversy over the non-selection of the UK's BMX national champion Tre Whyte. [8][9] He resigned later that day.[2]
Awards
Shane was awarded the accolade of Sports Council for Wales' (now Sport Wales) Coach of the Year Award in 1998.[10]
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.[11]
Sutton was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.[12]
Results
- 1978
- Team Pursuit Commonwealth Games (with Colin Fitzgerald, Kevin Nichols and Gary Sutton)
- 1981
- 5th Herald Sun Tour
- Fastest time Goulburn to Sydney Classic[13]
- 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[13]
- 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
- ↑ Fotheringham, William (1 April 2012). "'I've got red, white and blue in my veins,' says Shane Sutton". The Guardian.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "British Cycling Snubs National Champion". bmx.transworld.net. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ "British cycling under the spotlight". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ Top Welsh sports coach sought 12 September 2006
- ↑ Nigel Wynn (2008-12-17). "SUTTON NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59446. p. 12. 12 June 2010.
- 1 2 "Goulburn to Sydney - Professional" (PDF). Cycling NSW.