Lizzie Armitstead cleared to compete at Rio 2016 Olympics after missing three drugs tests

[FelicityLemon]

www.standard.co.uk/sport/sport-olympics/lizzie-armitstead-cleared-to-compete-at-rio-2016-olympics-after-missing-three-drugs-tests-a3309646.html

So that's why she wasn't at La Course.

[ThisPanCan]

fwiw I felt rather queasy at this. Whenever drugs and doping and missed tests come up, it's always dodgy. With three missed tests it looks bad, and the 'reasonings' seem a bit on the flimsy side. Esp for the third one when she knows a ban is imminent but still risked it.
IF UKAD didn't operate guidelines to the letter, from what we know Lizzie didn't really go out of her way to be tested.

[FelicityLemon]

It doesn't look good. INRNG have a good article on it inrng.com/2016/08/armitstead-whereabouts-ukad-british-cycling/

I'm not sure that British Cycling should have been quite so involved in the appeal after their troubles with the Shane Sutton situation and the Steve Cummings controversy.

[Sunnymeg]

Don't want to out myself, but I know the family member who was taken ill and caused her to miss the third test. It was a life and death emergency and the person concerned lives in a different part of the country. I can imagine the family just packed an overnight bag, threw it in the car and got on the motorway ASAP . That doesn't excuse her not following procedures, but I can understand how it might not be at the forefront of her mind. Thankfully the person concerned is recovering.

[FelicityLemon]

At least some good news out of this situation. Hope the recovery continues to go well.