I guess I'm just disappointed...
I got my MBA in Sports Marketing & Management, thinking (naively), that I could change the world and make cycling a "Big 5" activity, right about the time that the whole EDS thing blew up, and Bisceglia was hired. He seemed to be at least saying the right things, and he did assemble a decent staff around him to execute the plans. Now, IMHO, I really DO think they missed a lot of opportunities with the whole Lance scene (c'mon - he did PSA's for the LAB, but not for the USCF? And just how successful IS LAJORS?), and the corporate sponsorships seem to be few & far between, post EDS, but there were some good things that occurred on Gerard's watch. Events in San Fran, NYC, Georgia & now the Tour de California. A Gold, Silver, & Bronze in the Olympics (though the track program fell on its' feet), and he was on board when they got membership back up over 50,000 in the USCF. He was always present at the USAC Coaching Seminars, was well-spoken, and though he was a bit chubby, he presented a good face.
I'm convinced that Steve Johnson is guilty of a conflic-of-interest situation with his dual positions at USACDF and USAC, but my comments about this in the past fell on deaf ears. I also think there might be some rumblings that Johnson's strings are being pulled by Weisel, but that's just a rumor.
Johnson WAS a coach (coached Don Myrah, I think), and worked out of the Univ. of Utah, but we'll have to see what he does to raise membership, increase membership value, appease the USPRO elitists, save mountain biking, bring more juniors in at sustainable levels, and do it without raising fees. Good luck, hombre.