October 24, 2003 – USA Cycling announced today the appointment of Andrzej Bek as the Sprint Track Program Director for the U.S. Cycling Team. A familiar face to USA Cycling, Bek returns after successfully holding a similar position from 1986- 88, and again  from 1994- 99. Bek's responsibilities are simple – to mold Olympians out of the current crop of talented American track sprinters a task all to familiar to him.

Bek led the U.S. Cycling team to two silver medals in the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. as the coach of Marty Nothstein and Erin Hartwell who placed second in the men's sprint and one kilometer time trial respectively. Bek's successful experience as a coach and director compliments his storied past as a competitive cyclist that brought him a bronze medal in the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany on the track.

Bek returns to USA Cycling after one year as the Director of the Saturn Cycling Team where he led the team to arguably its best season ever, capturing both the individual and team titles in the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar Series.