Jim Ochowicz (born December 23, 1951) is a former Olympic bicyclist and manager of UCI WorldTeam CCC Pro Team.

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.

During a snowstorm on the Gavia Pass, one of the most memorable stages in cycling history, he seized the Pink jersey and was able to defend his lead for the remainder of the race becoming the first American to win the Giro.

Ochowicz is a controversial figure, because it has been alleged by journalist David Walsh (who reported for many years on the Lance Armstrong doping case) and by Floyd Landis (original winner of the 2006 Tour de France before having this title stripped for anti-doping violations, and teammate of Lance Armstrong at the US Postal Service Cycling Team) that Ochowicz, during his time leading USA Cycling, knew about the doping undertaken by Armstrong and the rest of the US Postal team.

[2] A major signing for the team was Australian rider Cadel Evans, who had been among the general classification favorites in several previous editions of the Tour.

Ochowicz was able to secure a deal with Polish shoe manufacturer CCC to ensure the continued existence of the team.

Despite no longer being a dominant team as they had been in the mid-2010s, they still performed strongly in major races including the 2021 Vuelta a España where Rein Taaramäe and Odd Christian Eiking both got involved in successful breakaways resulting in the team defending the leader's jersey for nearly half the race.