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Shane Sutton attends, training session, at
National Cycling Centre
British cyclist
Jess Varnish alleges she was told to ‘move on and get on with having a baby’ by
British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton after he effectively ended her
Olympic dream.
In a two-minute telephone call last month, British Cycling’s head coach Iain
Dyer informed Varnish her contract on the Olympic podium programme would not be renewed and said the decision was on performance grounds alone.
The news came nine days after Varnish had angered Dyer and
Sutton by publicly criticising coaching decisions after the British women’s team sprint pair failed to qualify for the
Rio Olympics.
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Jess Varnish has been told her contract on the Olympic podium programme will not be renewed
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Jess Varnish has been told her contract on the Olympic podium programme will not be renewed
Varnish has seen her Olympic dream ended
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Varnish was told the decision was on performance grounds alone
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Varnish poses for a portrait session in
2011 - her dream now of participating in Rio is shattered
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When Varnish questioned the decision not to renew her contract, she alleges Sutton told her that, at 25, she was ‘too old’ and she should ‘just move on and get on with having a baby’.
She also describes a very macho culture within British Cycling; an environment in which Varnish says she was once told her ‘ass’ was too big. Varnish says she has been completely cut off from the British Cycling programme since being axed.
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Don’t get me wrong, the boys don’t get it easy,’ she says, ‘but I can’t imagine him (Sutton) saying something to one of the men about their body shape or telling them to go off and have a baby. After
2012 I was told that, “with an ass like mine I couldn’t change position within the team sprint”. It basically implies the stronger woman has to go in “man one” position because I’m quite glute dominant, shall we say.’
- published: 23 Apr 2016
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