Time Trial Performance Is Sensitive to Low-Volume Autologous Blood Transfusion

ABSTRACTPurposeThis study tested the hypothesis that autologous blood transfusion (ABT) of ~50% of the red blood cells (RBC) from a standard 450-mL phlebotomy would increase mean power in a cycling time trial. In addition, the study investigated whether further ABT of RBC obtained from another 450-m