This article is the last in a series (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) discussing BioPassport data posted on Livestrong.com. The focus will be on the persistent low normal Retic values from 6/16 through the end of the Tour.

Why is a persistent low normal Retic important?
Reticulocytes are a marker of Red Blood Cell production. There are [...]

Yes the Tour Hgb may be explainable. In fact, the Hgb may have behaved in a completely consistent manner.
In Article 1 of this series, we made the case that Lance Armstrong’s blood values should have reacted in a similar way to both grand tours, but they did not appear to. In article 2, we used [...]