Career
Born in Caringbah, Sydney, New South Wales, Sutton trained as a carpenter. He began cycling at the age of 11, and turned professional in 2005, riding the UCI ProTour for the Cofidis team Foreign the 2008 season, Sutton signed with Slipstream–Chipotle, later renamed Garmin–Chipotle–H30.
In 2010 he moved to the newly formed Team Sky, departing at the end of the 2015 season.
He currently lives in Sylvania, New South Wales.