Shane Sutton has sought to shed some light on the conversations that led to him being found to have used sexist language during his time at British Cycling, denying that he ever told Jess Varnish to “move on and go and have a baby”, and explaining that he did tell her to “lose some timber”.
Track sprinter, Varnish made the allegations against the British Cycling technical director in April after she was dropped from the Olympic programme. Sutton, who was briefly suspended before resigning, has maintained his innocence throughout the six-month internal investigation that concluded last week and upheld Varnish’s claims.
Sutton, giving an initial reaction at the weekend, expressed his disbelief at how the panel could have come to its decision, and he gave an interview to Sky Sports News on Monday in which he detailed the conversations that took place between himself and Varnish.
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“I’m going to continue to repeat what I’ve said from day one, that conversation [about going and having a baby] has never taken place. If Jess can produce where the conversation took place, who was there at the time – and I believe it was only me and her – so I’m trying to understand how they’ve arrived at that decision given it’s her word against mine.”
Among Varnish’s complaints were comments about her weight, and she alleged that Sutton had said her ‘ass’ was too big to ever change position and ride as 'woman two' in the team sprint.
“The weight conversation definitely happened,” admitted Sutton, “but it never happened in the terms it has been described in the press.
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