British Cycling sacks coach for ‘inappropriate relationships’ with riders

• Coach’s ‘behaviours fell short of the standards expected’
• Kevin Stewart acknowledged his actions were not acceptable

British Cycling has sacked the coach entrusted with helping Jason Kenny become Britain’s most successful Olympian in Tokyo next year for gross misconduct after “repeated warnings that his behaviours fell short of the standards expected”.

Kevin Stewart, who raced as a sprinter for Scotland at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, had been part of the coaching team supporting the men’s sprint squad that included the six-times Olympic champion Kenny.

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