Comparison of the hematological profile of elite road cyclists during the 2010 and 2012 GiroBio ten-day stage races and relationships with final ranking.

PLoS One · 2013 · PMC3639959 · PMID 23646180

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Previous studies have reported a decreasing trend in Hb and Ht over brief stage races [21] or during a part of long stage races (up to the 11th day) [22] , [23] , but these modifications were explained by the hemodilution that occurred during the race, which is a typical feature of endurance activity.

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