Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post

It's worth mentioning that I tended to put on a lot of weight during the winter going up to a peak of around 10st 7 or even 10st 10 at this time of the year. (It doesn't sound that much, but it is a big percentage gain).
Mmmh. I was 10.7 this morning (66.6) kg at 5'10+" which is 3-4 lb higher than when I was racing.

And thinking of you (and Pantani): I have just been looking at my haematocrit (measured last month) which is 0.411(X76tb). "Normal" is 0.4 to 0.52 and I was wondering if it had been lower than 0.4 if I could have persuaded my GP to prescribe EPO to get me up to Pantani level (and win a few prizes).