The 59-year-old resigned from his role as British Cycling technical director in April following allegations of bullying and sexism.

Sprinter Jess Varnish claimed Sutton had told her she was "too old" and that she should "go and have a baby" when telling the 25-year-old that her contract was not to be renewed.

Varnish also claimed to have been dropped from the performance programme after a performance review, which took place after she had criticised coaches’ selections having missed out on a team sprint berth at this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Following a further allegation by six-time Paralympic champion Darren Kenny that he had made derogatory remarks, Sutton resigned.

The Australian had hope to return to the post he had held since 2014, having been a key member of the British Cycling coaching staff since 2002, should a review have ruled in his favour and backed his denial of the allegations.

But the British Cycling Board upheld the complaint that he had used inappropriate and discriminatory language towards Varnish.

While still vowing to fight the verdict, Sutton admitted he would begin to consider other offers from around the world, with Cycling Australia believed to be interested in having him head up their coaching team.

"We are looking for the next person to be a really strong leader of a very strong cycling system," Cycling Australia chief execurive Nick Green said according to the Australian Associated Press (AAP).

"Australia and Great Britain are probably regarded as the two best high-performance cycling nations.

“Great Britain are number one and clearly our strategy is to knock them off in four years' time."

The successful candidate will replace Kevin Tabotta, who has led the Australian high performance team for the past 20 years before resigning in September.

Should Sutton earn the role, he would join forces with his brother Gary, who has been a long serving member of the Australian coaching staff and focused on their women’s track endurance squad ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

British Cycling are also searching for a performance director while an independent review into the into the culture of the World Class Programme, jointly commissioned by British Cycling and UK Sport, continues.

Led by Annamarie Phelps, the review was launched in April to look to include any lessons that the National Federation could learn and must investigate claims of all forms of discrimination and bullying.

Led by Phelps, the chairman of British Rowing, the review is aimed at uncovering whether there are "fundamental behavioural issues within the climate and culture of British Cycling's World Class Programme" and make recommendations on how they should be addressed, if issues are discovered.

Former England men’s rugby head coach Stuart Lancaster, London 2012 hockey bronze medallist Annie Panter and barrister John Mehrzad are also on the panel.