Shane Sutton has resigned from his post as the technical director of British Cycling after several allegations of sexism and discrimination were made against him.
The Australian had been suspended pending an enquiry Tuesday but has now stepped down from his role ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The allegations first surfaced last week when Jessica Varnish claimed that Sutton had made a comment regarding her figure and that she was told that she was "too old" and to “move on and go and have a baby” after she was dropped from the British Olympic track programme.
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According to Varnish, she was also told by Sutton that “with an ass like mine I couldn't change position within the team sprint.”
British Cycling held their ground over the matter, rebutting Varnish’s claims and stating that she was dropped for performance reasons. Sutton has strenuously denied making the comments.
Varnish was later joined by Victoria Pendleton and Nicole Cooke who both reaffirmed the track rider’s stance that sexism is rife within British Cycling.
On the back of Pendleton’s and Cooke’s claims, and then a further statement from Varnish, British Cycling announced on Tuesday that they would hold an independent review into the allegations, and offered to talk to Varnish, who admitted that she still held out hope of returning to professional cycling.
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