Shane Sutton (photo: Andy Jones)
Former British Cycling technical director Shane Sutton was cleared of eight of the nine accusations made against him by former Great Britain track sprinter Jess Varnish, but was found to have used the word 'bitches'.
A leaked document obtained by the BBC summarises the findings of an internal BC investigation into the allegations made by Varnish against Sutton. Varnish accused Sutton of bullying and sexual discrimination.
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