Yes but hermatacrit should always decrease during an event such as the tour de france. its impossible to maintain or increase hermatacrit over 3 weeks of intense cycling. yet many of them do, particularly armstrong. the key is controlling it. something pantani couldnt do but the latest cyclists seem to be able to achieve comfortably.
i dont know about a hush-hush. but it would make sense. no positives from 174 riders. whats the explanation? there are too many powerful sponsors involved. im pretty sure that Nike would never allow armstrong to fail a control, one way or another. this has been the most high profile tour ever, and has generated more money than any other tour. why? because of armstrong. why would UCI shoot themselves in the foot? if he failed, pro cycling would never recover
i dont know about a hush-hush. but it would make sense. no positives from 174 riders. whats the explanation? there are too many powerful sponsors involved. im pretty sure that Nike would never allow armstrong to fail a control, one way or another. this has been the most high profile tour ever, and has generated more money than any other tour. why? because of armstrong. why would UCI shoot themselves in the foot? if he failed, pro cycling would never recover