Armitstead was charged with three location failures and suspended by UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) on 11 July, acknowledging the particular one was due to a processing issue on the Anti-Doping Administration and Management (Adams) caused by an management oversight.
She also stated another was due to the emergency change of plans credited to a serious health issues within her family, although she has now effectively had the first inability struck off the record.
"The ruling pertains to an Ukad anti-doping test which was asserted to have been attempted on Thursday August 20, 2015, whilst Armitstead was being at the team hotel, during the UCI Can certainly Road World Cup in Sweden, " a declaration explained.
"CAS ruled that the UKAD doping control officer hadn't followed required procedures nor made fair attempts to find Armitstead. CATASTROPHE also ruled that there was no negligence on Armitstead's part and this your woman had followed procedures in line with the guidelines.
"Armitstead undertook in-competition testing the following day, as leader of the UCI Women's Road Community Cup. The independent snowboard of leading legal experts from CAS promptly and unanimously cleared Armitstead of the asserted missed test. "
Responding to the ruling, Armitstead said: "I will always be and will always be a clean sportsman and have been oral inside my anti-doping stance through my career. I was pleased that CAS has accepted my position, having provided detailed information representing the case around my hits.
"This issue was one of administration and was the result of UKAD not following proper process nor fully attempting to make exposure to me despite clear details being provided under 'whereabouts'. I was tested in competition the day after this test, reinforcing my position that I do not be unfaithful and had no goal of not being analyzed.
"I feel that there should be clearer guidelines for those administrating tests and would like to work with UKAD going ahead to explore how this is better addressed in the future so no other athlete is put in this position. Meanwhile, I am hoping that UKAD can now go back to the important job of making sure all athletes are spending that Rio is the clean Olympics that we all want. I understand how important you should be vigilant in my role as a professional sportsperson and realise the potential implications this may have got.
Firmly focusing on the Rio Olympics
"I want to thank British Cycling and the team around me personally for every their help and support. I are very much getting excited about placing this situation behind me personally and firmly focusing on Rio again after what has been an extremely difficult time for me and my family. inches
That successful appeal means that Armistead will be free to compete in the women's 137km street race in Rio, which occurs this Sunday (7 August). The other two missed tests from August 2015 and June of this year, that have been not disputed, will remain on her behalf record. Three strikes within a 12-month period can business lead to analysis, with 400m runner Christine Ohuruogu handed down an one-year suspension back again in 2006.
On Armitstead's participation in Rio, Uk Cycling said: "British Riding a bike can confirm that following her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Lizzie Armitstead remains a part of the Team GB squad for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. We are satisfied that the matter has now been resolved and look forward to Caudal, where we have full confidence that the team will be a great success. "
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