"Dan Connelly" wrote in message
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Curtis L. Russell wrote:

I for one am willing to suspend disbelief and believe him.

1 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC
91.33.36 (38.54 km/h)
2 José E. Gutierrez Cataluna (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems
9.18
3 Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir
11.59

Imagine the time gap if Basso HAD dipped into some of that 2004 Reserve.

Platelets are good for a couple of days before they go bad.

Whole blood is only good for 30 days.

Plasma can be frozen for a year.

Wasn't it WHOLE blood that was recovered?