More upheaval at British Cycling with CEO stepping down

MANCHESTER, England (AP) The chief executive of British Cycling is stepping down, adding to the upheaval in the country's most successful Olympic sport.

Ian Drake said in a statement released Friday by British Cycling that he will leave in April after seven years in the position.

The announcement comes at the end of a tough year off the track for British Cycling, with Shane Sutton having left his role as the national body's technical director in April - 100 days before the Rio de Janeiro Olympics - following discrimination allegations.

British Cycling's headquarters were visited by UK Anti-Doping officials this month as part of an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in the sport.

On the track, Britain won six gold medals in Rio.