Shane Edwin Sutton OBE (born 13 June 1957 in Moree, New South Wales[1]) is an Australian-born former professional racing cyclist and cycling coach.

[2] He rode under Phil Griffiths as a member of the first British-based professional team to enter the Tour de France in 1987 and went on to win the 1990 Milk Race.

[4] Sutton resigned from British Cycling in 2016, after allegations of discrimination were made against him by Paralympic gold medalist Darren Kenny and cyclist Jessica Varnish.

[6][7][2] An internal investigation by British Cycling upheld one of nine accusations of discriminatory language against Varnish.

[13] Sutton was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.