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Article: Quietly and behind the scenes, team leaders keep athletes focused.
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- The Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Article date:
- August 11, 2004
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Byline: Meri-Jo Borzilleri
ATHENS _ Steve Johnson's nightmares have stalled buses in them. He's the team leader for USA Cycling, in charge of getting U.S. cyclists to the Olympics on time.
He frets "just about every night," Johnson said. "As you can imagine, there's a lot of moving parts."
Cycling's road racing team is in Athens, a city infamous for traffic snarls, getting ready for Saturday's and Sunday's races. Johnson is ready too. For the first time, Johnson is a team leader at an Olympic Games.
Team leaders are official members of the U.S. Olympic Committee's 800-plus delegation in Greece. They're administrators, acting as ...