Shane Sutton

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Shane Sutton
Personal information
Full name Shane Sutton
Date of birth June 13, 1957 (1957-06-13) (age 51)
Country Flag of Australia Australia
Team information
Discipline Track & Road
Role Rider
Professional team(s)
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
Major wins
Commonwealth Games
Infobox last updated on:
22 November 2007

Shane Sutton (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 The Sports Council for Wales' Coach of the Year Award in 1998.[1]

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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 Clarke
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

1st Milk Race
1st Stage 3, Milk Race
1991
4th Mazda Alpine Tour
1993
3rd British National Road Race Championships

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