Former England rugby coach Stuart Lancaster on the British Cycling review panel

Rugby coach Stuart Lancaster joins Annamarie Phelps, John Mehrzad and Anna Panter on the independent review board into the culture at British Cycling

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Former England rugby head coach Stuart Lancaster is part of the five-strong panel set to review the culture within British Cycling's World Class Programme.

The review comes after allegations were made against Shane Sutton and other members of the BC set up of sexism and discrimination, emerging after track sprinter Jess Varnish was dropped from the programme.

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Stuart Clarke is a News Associates trained journalist who has worked for the likes of the British Olympic Associate, British Rowing and the England and Wales Cricket Board, and of course Cycling Weekly. His work at Cycling Weekly has focused upon professional racing, following the World Tour races and its characters.