Christopher Sutton (cyclist)

Christopher Sutton, briefly: Chris, ( born September 10, 1984) is an Australian track and road racing cyclist.

Sutton since 2006 professional with Cofidis after he went there before since August as a stagiaire. He was Australian champion in the points race and the Madison on the track and in the road race in the U23 class. The Geelong Bay Classics in 2005, he could win a race. In the UCI Oceania Tour 2005 he finished tenth overall. His first major victory he celebrated in March 2006 at the Grand Prix Cholet - Pays de la Loire. The biggest success was winning the second stage of the Vuelta a España 2011.

Chris Sutton's father is the former racing driver and current coach Gary Sutton, his uncle, the former cyclist Shane Sutton, who coached for a time the Welsh national team.

Achievements - train

  • Australia Australian Masters - Points race
  • Australia Australian Masters - Madison ( with Chris Pascoe )

Achievements - road

  • Australia Australian Masters - road race ( U23 )
  • Gran Premio della Liberation
  • Grand Prix Cholet - Pays de la Loire
  • Circuit Cycliste Sarthe a stage
  • Châteauroux Classic de l' Indre
  • A stage of the Tour du Poitou -Charentes
  • Appreciation Delta Tour Zeeland
  • Kuurne -Brussels- Kuurne
  • A stage in the Vuelta a España
  • A stage Circuit Franco -Belge

Team

  • 2005 Cofidis ( Stagiaire )
  • 2006 Cofidis
  • 2007 Cofidis
  • 2008 Slipstream - Chipotle / Garmin - Chipotle
  • 2009 Garmin - Slipstream
  • 2010 Sky Professional Cycling Team
  • 2011 Sky Procycling
  • 2012 Sky
  • 2013 Sky
2011 Tour de Romandie UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's points race 2005 UCI Oceania Tour Gran Premio della Liberazione Circuit de la Sarthe (cycling) Tour de l'Eurometropole Team Sky
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