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- Updated: April 28, 2016
LONDON (AFP) — Great Britain’s cycling team was thrown into turmoil after technical director Shane Sutton resigned on Wednesday, just 100 days from the start of the Rio Olympics.
Sutton succeeded Dave Brailsford as British Cycling chief in 2014, having previously guided the likes of Chris Hoy and Bradley Wiggins to Olympic titles and helped the team win more than 30 medals in London and Beijing across the Olympics and Paralympics.
The 58-year-old Australian quit amid allegations he had used sexist language toward female riders and made derogatory comments to disabled cyclists on the Paralympic team.
He was suspended by British Cycling late on Tuesday after it was alleged he had called Paralympic cyclists “gimps.”
That announcement came soon after British Cycling launched an independent review into claims he had been sexist in his treatment of Jess Varnish, with the sprinter saying he had told her to “go and have a baby” after her contract was not renewed.
“It is absolutely crucial that, as our athletes begin their final preparations for Rio, they are able to …
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