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Tuesday, April 26, 2016

British Cycling Director Shane Sutton Suspended Over Discrimination Claims

Jess Varnish
Jess Varnish

Jess Varnish
Jess Varnish

Jess Varnish
Jess Varnish

Shane Sutton
Shane Sutton

Shane Sutton, British Cycling’s technical director has been suspended following allegations of discrimination by rider Jess Varnish. The governing body said they will have an independent review of its performance programs and will launch an internal investigation about allegations of bullying, sexism and derogatory remarks regarding para-cyclists.

Jess Varnish who is a former European champion in the team sprint was removed from the British Cycling performance squad when she was not able to qualify for the Rio Olympics at this year's world championships in London. Varnish accused British Cycling's technical director Sutton of making sexist remarks against her.

In a statement on Tuesday, Varnish claimed other people had experienced similar behavior and said "a culture of fear" existed at British Cycling.

Her claims were backed by Victoria Pendleton describing British Cycling has a “bullying, suffocating culture.”
Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton


Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton

Victoria Pendleton
Victoria Pendleton

Nicole Cooke, another former Olympic champion, also voiced her support for Varnish, as did Wendy Houvenaghel, the retired Northern Irish rider describing Sutton as a “narcissistic little bully”.

The British Cycling said it would set up an independent review and that it was "fully committed to the principles and active promotion of equality of opportunity and we must take any such allegations seriously".

"Following the announcement of an independent review into British Cycling’s performance programs, we are also announcing technical director Shane Sutton has been suspended pending an internal investigation into the allegations of discrimination that have been reported in the press", the body added.

New allegation reported Daily Mail said that, Sutton had referred to para-cyclists as “gimps” and “wobblies”.

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Saturday, April 9, 2016

Byron Bay Naked Bike Ride

Byron Bay Naked Bike Ride, nude cyclist


Check out the video posted on Byron Bay Facebook page about cyclist leisurely pedaling around town completely naked. The naked bike ride took place last March 12 in Byron Bay, New South Wales, to raise awareness for cycling safety.


"Traffic Jam Byron Style - Naked Bike Ride Byron Bay", says the caption on their FB page! Well this is the only time drivers will pay attention to cyclist, since most of the time they ignore cyclists on the road. Splashing mud, side-swiping and hitting them.  Not all of them are riding on a bike though, you can also see a man completely nude riding a skateboard. 

You can check out the video showing the cyclists baring their all below.




Traffic Jam Byron Style - Naked Bike Ride Byron Bay... Repost By @boardshop_australia: "Naked Bike Ride in Byron Bay to raise awareness. Watch out for cyclists! Share the road! #boardshopaustralia #byronbay #nakedbikeride #bicycle #bicycles #visitbyron
Posted by Byron Bay on Saturday, March 12, 2016