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Tom Danielson
After winning April's Tour de Georgia, the 27-year-old is dubbed the Next Big Thing by teammate Lance Armstrong.

Ed Viesturs
The U.S. mountaineer (below), 45, tops Annapurna on May 12 to conclude his 16-year quest to scale all 14 8,000-meter peaks without O2.

Rich Brazeau
Appointed CEO of the Subaru Primal Quest last week, he'll bring back the expedition race in '06.

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Ivan Basso
The Italian star and CSC team leader lost his overall lead on Saturday and the next day bombed in the 14th stage of the May 7--29 Giro d'Italia to drop out of contention.

Edmund Hillary
The renowned 85-year-old mountaineer misses his annual trip to Everest base camp because of the political turmoil in Nepal.

Dan Barger
The race director of the Primal Quest leaves six months after a competitor dies during the race.

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MARTIN BUREAU/AFP/GETTY IMAGES (BASSO)

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VEIKKA GUSTAFSSON (VIESTURS)