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Gary Sutton (born 27 March 1955) is a cycling coach and a former professional racing cyclist. In 1980, Sutton became the amateur World Champion in the Points Race. Sutton was born in
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. He competed at the
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and the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was one of the four men to win gold in the team pursuit for Australia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games along with his brother, Shane Sutton, who has worked as National Technical Director for
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. Gary is also the father of Christopher Sutton, a professional racing cyclist. After retiring from competition, Sutton became a coach, spending 26 years as a national coach with
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. In May 2017, it was announced that Cycling Australia would not renew the contract for his position as women's endurance coach beyond the end of June. In August of the same year,
USA Cycling USA Cycling or USAC, based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is the national governing body for bicycle racing in the United States. It covers the disciplines of road, track, mountain bike, cyclo-cross, and BMX across all ages and ability level ...
announced that Sutton had been appointed as their track endurance head coach. Sutton partnered Hugh Porter as the
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's commentary team for the cycling events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in
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;1974 :2nd Team Pursuit,
Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
:3nd Pursuit,
Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
;1978 :1st Team Pursuit
Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
(with Colin Fitzgerald,
Kevin Nichols Kevin John Nichols (born 4 July 1955 in Grafton, New South Wales) is a former track cyclist and Olympic gold medallist. His daughter, Kate Nichols, is a road racing cyclist.Shane Sutton) ;1980 :1st Prologue, GP Wilhelm Tell :1st Amateur Points Race 1980 Track Cycling World Championships ;1982 :8th Ronde van Midden-Zeeland :1st and fastest time Goulburn to Sydney Classic ;1983 :1st Bendigo International Madison with Shane Sutton ;1984 :1st
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
::1st Stage 3,
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
::1st Stage 6,
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
::1st Stage 9,
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
::1st Stage 18,
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
:1st Stage 3, Yorkshire Classic (
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:5th Yorkshire Classic (
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Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...
::1st Stage 14,
Herald Sun Tour The Herald Sun Tour is an Australian professional bicycle race held in Melbourne and provincial Victoria, sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). The first tour was held in October 1952 as a six-day event. It is now held annually ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sutton, Gary 1955 births Living people Australian cycling coaches Australian male cyclists Cyclists at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Cyclists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Cycling announcers Cyclists from New South Wales New South Wales Institute of Sport alumni Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Olympic cyclists of Australia Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Cyclists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling Australian track cyclists