Sutton was a coach with Welsh Cycling until joining the British Cycling set-up in 2002 – the year Cooke won the road race at the Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
He has praised her as one of cycling’s all-time greats.
Cooke won a bronze at Melbourne in 2006 behind Australians Natalie Bates and Oenone Wood, who she said benefitted from having strong support riders.
“I put a plan together with the Welsh Cycling Union to develop the girls that would then support me for the Delhi road race,” said Cooke.
Sutton said he was surprised by Cooke’s claims about the 2010 Commonwealth road race, in which she finished fifth., external
“I think Nicole maybe has to revisit that statement because I had no dealing with Nicole whatsoever in Delhi,” he said.
“She was part of the Welsh team so I don’t know where it’s come from.
“From my point of view, I was head coach of British Cycling at the time and I was not involved with the Welsh preparations.”
Sutton claimed British Cycling had an enviable record of success with elite women’s cycling.
“It’s disappointing to hear all that [criticism],” he said.
“Our record with the elite women stands above the best in the world. We’ve matched every nation if not bettered them.
“We’re very honoured and very proud of what [Nicole] achieved in 2008.”