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					Originally Posted by  mosesbotbol
					 
				 
				If you were in the lower 40's and went to 51.5; you'd know the difference.  Very noticeable. 
 
51.5 will have banned from the Tour de France unless you can prove that it is your natural level in what the UCI calls a Biological Passport. 
			
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 Interesting, good thing I don’t plan on entering the TDF. 
My blood doc has run a few different tests to see what’s causing mine to run so high. I know cigar smoking does elevate it. but even on a 12 week break, it was still 50+. At least it’s not the worst type of polycythemia. That had me concerned until it was ruled out.