Shane Sutton recovering at home after crash

Shane Sutton, GB coach, London 2012 Olympics, track training, 30 July 2012

British Cycling head of performance Shane Sutton has been discharged from hospital and is on bed rest after he suffered head injuries in a crash involving a motorist last week.

The 55-year-old was released Saturday night and did not undergo surgery for a fractured cheekbone sustained in the accident he remembers little of.

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