My first response about the a possiblity of an increased hemocrit is dehydration. The article kinda "pooh-poohs" that...but it is very possible. Hemocrit is the "concenration" of red blood cells, so any depleation of the "fluid" part can lead to an increase in hct. He may have not looked/acted dehydrated, but he could of been systemically dehydrated.

To me more things would change if he was increasing his concentration of red cells. Not an expert on doping...but a nurse.