cluding some on the Olympic team, were on two strikes, or one missed out-of-competition test away from a ban,?although none were named.Froome has p

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Chris Froome knows all about missed out-of-competition drugs tests and the whereabouts rule and, while he was keen not to get dragged into the Lizzie Armitstead furore before the Olympic Games, he did issue a stark warning to his fellow competitors.The British Tour de France winner has made two such mistakes in his own career and cannot help but be aware of the reputational damage any sort of drugs-related suspicion brings, with or without foundation.Armitstead said on Tuesday that there will be people who will always have doubts about her performances after her missed tests. Froome, at the peak of his career, appeared keen to avoid any risk of being associated with the latest controversy to hit cycling.Ive missed two [out-of-competition tests], I think, in my whole career, Froome said. I spoke last year extensively about it and Ive got nothing more to add on that.Every case is different and I dont know what Lizzies personal circumstances were around those tests. The rules are there and the authorities have all the info to make the right decisions.Everyone wants to see a clean Games and we hope the authorities have made the right decision now. The system is very comprehensive. You have to give your whereabouts every day of your life for testers and thats there for a clean sport.Froome was frustrated last year by the out-of-competition system and appealed to have a missed test struck from his record; he had taken his wife to a hotel in Italy and claimed staff there denied testers access to them, as guests, at 7 a.m.His other missed test was in 2010 and he is far from the only high-profile athlete to have erred. Christine Ohuruogu, who is on the British track team for Rio, was the last from the country to be banned, getting a one-year suspension in 2006 for three missed out-of-competition tests.A report in?The Times on Wednesday claimed six British athletes, including some on the Olympic team, were on two strikes, or one missed out-of-competition test away from a ban,?although none were named.Froome has previously described failing to comply with the World Anti-Doping Agencys whereabouts rule as unprofessional and, on Tuesday evening, he admitted that the situation must be difficult for Armitstead.What were about to do now, especially me with the road race and time trial, I am completely focused on that, he added at a media event at the British House in Rio. You have to be here with the mindset completely fixed on that. Whatever else on the sidelines is all just periphery.British cycling was bathed in glory at the London Olympics four years ago and there are great expectations that the road-race team will produce a winner from among them for this edition of the Games.A medal in the mens event on Saturday -- which could be Team GBs first of the competition -- could help repair any damage done by the Armitstead furore before she is due to ride on Sunday.But Froome and his teammates have tried to talk down their chances, insisting they are not favourites.I guess we could be launching the British team, Geraint Thomas said. With the strength of the team and Froomey, what he has done, everybody will be talking about us and expecting a lot.Were looking forward to racing and hopefully it will pan out the way we want. If you start thinking about all the external pressures and the British public, it is not helpful. Cheap Oakland Athletics Jerseys . 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