Dario David Cioni has one, as does Damiano Cunego, Markus Fothen, and even Riccardo Ricco has one (these are just four examples), and they all have a letter from the UCI stating that this is the case, and this is taken into account when they do their blood profiles.
If a rider gets pulled up for having a hematocrit level over %0%, he is suspended. But these guys levels are naturally over 50% (?). So how does this occur? Were these guys born and raised at high altitude (or maybe in the Himalayas, or some sort of genetic freak (and most people on here have debunked LA's claim that he has a a much larger heart and set of lungs and can scoop in my oxygen. I'm not sure if it has been proven to be a ie, will stand to be corrected)?
If a rider gets pulled up for having a hematocrit level over %0%, he is suspended. But these guys levels are naturally over 50% (?). So how does this occur? Were these guys born and raised at high altitude (or maybe in the Himalayas, or some sort of genetic freak (and most people on here have debunked LA's claim that he has a a much larger heart and set of lungs and can scoop in my oxygen. I'm not sure if it has been proven to be a ie, will stand to be corrected)?