Former British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton has signed a contract to work with the Chinese national squad. According to a report in the Daily Mail, Sutton will be part of the Chinese team next month when the track World Cup visits Manchester after signing the deal on Friday.
China won their first gold medal on the track at Rio last year with Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi’s victory in the team sprint.
Sutton had been linked with a number of national squads, including his native Australia, but that was taken by British coach Simon Jones. He was part of the British Cycling set-up from 2002 – where he stepped up to technical director in 2014 – before he resigned early last year amidst accusations of bullying and sexism.
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In April last year, sprinter Jess Varnish alleged that Sutton had made sexist comments towards her, telling her to “move on and go and have a baby” when he dropped her from the Olympic programme after the World Championships. It was later alleged by former Paralympic gold medallist Darren Kenny that Sutton had referred to Paralympic athletes as Gimps.
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An independent review and an internal review were announced by British Cycling, and Sutton was suspended. Sutton resigned from his position a day later but always denied the accusations and remained confident that he would regain his position following the investigations.
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