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skinny in reply to @andyp

Or use it when at altitude?

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hippy in reply to @skinny

How does that help? I think it's not a simple measure of hematocrit for the passport, they're measuring reticulocytes (young RBCs) and stuff that indicates excess newly formed RBC compared to normal as well as the chemicals that prompt the body to make them and the ratio between new and old RBCs so if a rider has all new RBCs it's going to look well dodgy, regardless of altitude.

https://www.wada-ama.org/en/questions-answers/athlete-biological-passport#item-436

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skinny in reply to @hippy

Altitude does the same thing. It boosts epo production in the body.

That's the benefit of going to altitude, it's naturally doing what your banned from doing.

Therefore going to altitude would or could be used as a cover while micro dosing for any anomalies.

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