The president of the International Cycling Union is to resign from the World Anti-Doping Agency, because he feels his sport has been unfairly singled out for criticism.

Raimondas Rumsas has denied using drugs to achieve his third-place finish in the Tour de France.

The wife of Raimondas Rumsas, the Lithuanian cyclist who finished third in the Tour de France, was officially placed under investigation today, two days after being caught with suspicious drugs.