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.

[2] Audrey McElmury won the World Road Cycling Championships in 1969, followed by Beth Heiden, in 1980.

He changed to cycling in his youth, quickly showing talent in races and twice becoming junior national champion.

[1] Two years of military national service followed, during which the army denied him a place in its sports battalion because, he said, his father was anti-communist.

[1] The effects of tuberculosis treatment, however, adversely affected his liver so he stopped racing and sought a degree in physical education at the university of Warsaw.

[1] The federation had gained money for coaching and support of athletes from President Jimmy Carter's inquiry into the domination in sport by what were perceived to be state-sponsored amateurs from communist countries.

[4] Borysewicz opened an office at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Squaw Valley, California.

[3]He told all but one member of the national team that they were overweight and observed that America was "a land of fat people".

Borysewicz's lack of English helped him miss much of the criticism as he introduced the concept that the team, not the individual, is what counts in racing.

The Russians and most other communist nations then stayed away from men's cycling at the Games in Los Angeles four years later.

[6] The French coach and former world champion, Daniel Morelon, told the sports paper L'Equipe that American medical treatment was "extremely elaborate".

Transfusions were suggested by Eddie, by staff members or by the physician who oversaw the boosting, Dr. Herman Falsetti, a professor of cardiology at the University of Iowa.

Ed Burke, without Borysewicz's knowledge or approval, set up a clinic in a Los Angeles motel room.

[9] Eddie Borysewicz resigned as coach of the American national team in 1987[10] partly because of disagreements with members of his squad.

Sponsorship by Sunkyong, a Korean electronics firm, ended after a year and Borysewicz sought a replacement in Montgomery Securities.