become the most successful cycling team from the United States. Borysewicz served as the team's directeur sportif and the team raced mainly in domestic events in the United States. 1997 results Thomas Weisel brought in Mark Gorski, the 1984 Olympic Gold Medalist in the Men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch) event, as team manager. Due in large part to Russian Viatcheslav Ekimov and his key stage wins at Paris–Nice and the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, the USPS squad got its first invitation to ride in the Tour de France. 1998 results Lance Armstrong joined the US Postal team in late 1997, when returning to professional cycling following his cancer treatments. 1999 results 2000 results 2001 results In 2001, the U.S. Postal Service Pro Cycling Team was named the USOC Team of the Year. Also, Armstrong was named USOC SportsMan of the Year, which he also won in 1999. 2002 results 2003 results 2004 results Early history and notable wins 1988–1989 – Sunkyong (Amateur) Eddie Borysewicz, known as "Eddy B", was the road coach of a pro/amateur cycling team formed by George Taylor and sponsored by Sunkyong, a South Korea-based manufacturing and industrial conglomerate. At the 1984 Summer Olympics, Borysewicz served as the U.S. Olympic Cycling Coach and led American cyclists to an unprecedented nine Olympic medals. 1992–1994 – Subaru–Montgomery Subaru and Montgomery Securities, led by Thomas Weisel, serve as co-title sponsors. 1995 – Montgomery-Bell Montgomery Securities Chief Executive Thomas W. Weisel, an avid cyclist, continued his support for cycling. Sponsors The following companies and organizations served as sponsors for the 2007 squad: Discovery Channel AMD 24 Hour Fitness Trek Nike, Inc. Thomas Weisel Partners Škoda Auto Mio Technology Europe Bissell Bontrager Shimano Giro PowerBar Carmichael Training Systems 1st Endurance Tacx Hutchinson FRS Antioxidant Energy Park Tool USA Sci Con Sapim Race Spokes SRM Maximize References External links Cycling teams based in the United States Defunct cycling teams based in the United States Former UCI WorldTeams United States Postal Service Discovery Channel Cycling teams established in 1988 Cycling teams disestablished in 2007 1988 establishments in the United States 2007 disestablishments in the United States