Shane Sutton
 Darren Tudor, David Brailsford and Shane Sutton at the British National Circuit Race Championships in 2007 |
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| Full name | Shane Sutton | ||
| Born | 13 June 1957 New South Wales, Australia |
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| Discipline | Track & Road | ||
| Role | Rider | ||
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| 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990-1991 1993 |
Mavic - Clemenso Clarence St. Cyclery Ever Ready - Marlboro Falcon - Maillard Falcon - Hutchinson Lycra - Halfords PMS - Dawes PMS - Falcon Banana - Falcon Banana |
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| Infobox last updated on 22 November 2007 |
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Shane Edwin Sutton OBE (born 13 June 1957, New South Wales, Australia) is a British Cycling coach, former Welsh national cycling coach and professional racing cyclist. Sutton was one of the four men to win gold for Australia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games along with his brother, Gary Sutton. His brother is also involved in coaching and is currently NSW Institute of Sport's head cycling coach. Shane was awarded the accolade of Sports Council for Wales' (now Sport Wales) Coach of the Year Award in 1998.[1]
Currently the head coach at British Cycling, Sutton won the "Coach of the Year Award" at the Sports Coach UK UK Coaching Awards on 17 December 2008. He was also one of seven coaches to win a "High Performance Coach of the Year" award.[2]
Sutton was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.[3]
[edit] Results
- 1978
Team Pursuit Commonwealth Games (with Colin Fitzgerald, Kevin Nichols and Gary Sutton)
- 1981
- 5th Herald Sun Tour
- 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)
- 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
[edit] References
- ^ Top Welsh sports coach sought 12 September 2006
- ^ Nigel Wynn (2008-12-17). "SUTTON NAMED COACH OF THE YEAR". Cycling Weekly. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Sutton_named_coach_of_the_year_article_274151.html. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
- ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 59446. p. 12. 12 June 2010.
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