Jim Ochowicz (born December 23, 1951) is a former Olympic bicyclist and manager of UCI WorldTeam . He served as president of the USA Cycling Board of Directors from 2002 to 2006. Ochowicz participated in the 1972 Summer Olympics in the 4 km team pursuit cycling event. He was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 1997 as a contributor to the sport of cycling. Team manager In 1981, Ochowicz founded the successful squad, which he managed through 1995, by which time it was known as Team Motorola. In many ways Ochowicz is considered to be the father of professional cycling in the United States. While a handful of American riders rode professionally in Europe in the early 80's, including phenom Greg LeMond, it wasn't until the mid 80's that the first American team broke into the professional ranks of Europe. This was the 7-Eleven team formed by Ochowicz, which was the second American team to compete in a grand tour, and was initially founded to compete in track cycling events. Their first grand tour was the 1985 Giro. The race was dominated by the La Vie Claire team of Hinault and LeMond but the American team surprised the peloton with two stage wins. Ron Kiefel became the first American rider to win a grand tour stage and later in the race Andy Hampsten claimed a stage win and also finished the race in the top 5 of the Young Rider and Mountains classifications. Hampsten would briefly leave the team to ride for LeMond on La Vie Claire for the 1986 Tour de France, but the 7-Eleven Team that entered the 1986 Tour was made up of several strong riders including Davis Phinney, Alex Steida, Eric Heiden and Bob Roll who early in the race made the infamous remark that the Americans were "cave men" who had come to the Tour to make some noise. Early in the race Steida became the first rider from North America to wear the maillot jaune, but later that afternoon in the split stage team time trial 7-Eleven had a disastrous performance and lost the jersey. The next day however, Davis Phinney claimed a stage win. By 1988 Hampsten had rejoined 7-Eleven and was considered a contender for overall victory in the 1988 Giro d'Italia. During a snowstorm on the Gavia Pass, one of the most memorable stages in cycling history,