World Champion Lizzie Armitstead has provided further information regarding her three missed anti-doping tests which saw UK-Anti doping bring a case against her that could have resulted in a four-year ban which was ultimately quashed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
The Boels Dolmans rider spoke with British newspaper The Daily Mail about the missed tests and her successful appeal which will allow her to compete at the Rio Olympic Games.
"I felt like I was standing on a cliff and I was going to fall off the edge," Armitstead said. "It was more than just missing the Olympics in Rio. It was everything else. It was what was going on with my family. I was more concerned about my reputation and people’s understanding of it.
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"I could have been banned. That’s what I was most scared about. All the hard work being for nothing. It was basically my livelihood and my sport being taken away from me. It was everything. A black line."
The 27-year-old missed anti-doping tests on August 20, and October 5 last year, and on 9 June 2016. Armitstead successfully appealed her ban on July 21 at CAS with the August 20 test expunged from her record, clearing her way to compete in Rio.
In her interview with The Daily Mail, Armitstead explained the situation which led to her missing the August 20 test, the day before racing the Crescent Women World Cup Vårgårda TTT.
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