Eddie Borysewicz

Eddie Borysewicz
Personal information
Full nameEdward Borysewicz
Born(1939-03-18)March 18, 1939
Poland
DiedNovember 16, 2020(2020-11-16) (aged 81)
Drezdenko, Poland
Team information
Rider typeRoad, track
Amateur teams
1958–1964Polish Junior Team
 Polish National Road Team[1]
Managerial teams
1976–2004Coach to junior national Polish team
 North Jersey Bicycle Club (circa 1977)[1]
 Coach to USA team at 1980 and 1984 Olympics
 1988 Sunkyong Amateur team[1]
 1989 Montgomery/Avenir Pro Cycling Team
 1990 Subaru Montgomery Pro cycling team[1]
 1994 Montgomery Bell Pro Team
 1996 US Postal Services team[1]
 2004 Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team.[1]
Major wins
Polish National Junior Champion (twice)[1]
Polish National Champion (twice)[1]
Polish 'Master of Sport' award[1]
30 national and world championships for coaching[1]

Edward Borysewicz (March 18, 1939 – November 16, 2020), sometimes known as "Eddie B", was a cycling coach who brought the United States to world prominence, even though at first he barely spoke English. The US team, under his direction, won nine medals at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1984. It was the first time Americans had won medals since 1912.[2] Audrey McElmury won the World Road Cycling Championships in 1969, followed by Beth Heiden, in 1980.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cite error: The named reference EdCycWor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "1996 Inductees – Eddie B' Borysewicz". US Bicycling Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 14, 2008.
  3. ^ Nye, Peter (1988). Hearts of Lions. Norton.