I'm no expert, but....

EPO works by increasing the number of red blood cells in your blood. That's its job, unlike other steriods that increase muscle mass. EPO was undetectable because you could stop taking it, it would sufficiently clear your system, but the red blood cells remain.

The previous "test" for EPO was to count the number of red blood cells in a blood sample and see if they were higher than a given fixed threshold. They threw people out of the TDF for just an offense.

Although they now have a test for EPO, I'm assuming Lance passed all the hemocrit tests during the time frame in question. If he had EPO in his system, it wasn't doing him any good.

JMHO--this is a witchhunt.

Sholin

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