Panasonic (cycling team)

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Panasonic was a Dutch professional cycling team, sponsored by the Matusishita Corporation, formed in 1984 by team manager Peter Post, when the TI-Raleigh main sponsors, withdrew sponsorship. Some of the riders, followed Jan Raas to his newly formed team, Kwantum Hallen - Decosol. Peter Post retained some riders, and rebuilt his team, with riders, who became one of the most dominant teams, for both classics, and stage races.

The Panasonic team, had a reputation for always having the best equipment, vehicles from Mercedes-Benz, team wear by Descente, team bicycles from Raleigh 1984-85 / Eddy Merckx 1986-87 & Colnago 1988-89, were always fitted with Italian Campagnolo groupsets.

Between 1990-92 the team used Panasonic branded bicycles, fitted with Japanese Shimano equipment, reflecting its corporate branding.

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Team riders

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Major wins

• Stage 13 of the 1987 Tour de France (Erik Breukink)
• Stage 1A of the Giro d'Italia 1987 (Erik Breukink)
• Tour of the Basque Country 1988 (Erik Breukink)
• Maillot blanc the 1988 Tour de France 1988 (Erik Breukink)
• Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia 1988 (Erik Breukink)
• Prologue 1989 Tour de France (Erik Breukink)
• Züri-Metzgete 1984 (Phil Anderson)
• Rund um den Henninger Turm 1984 (Phil Anderson)
• Catalan Week 1984 (Phil Anderson)
• Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1985 (Phil Anderson)
• Tour de Suisse 1985, 3 stage wins (Phil Anderson)
• Rund um den Henninger Turm 1985 (Phil Anderson)
• E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 1985 (Phil Anderson)
• Paris-Tours 1986 (Phil Anderson)
• Milano-Torino 1987 (Phil Anderson)
• Dwars door Vlaanderen 1984 (Walter Planckaert)
• Tour of Belgium 1984, 3 stage wins (Eddy Planckaert)
• Omloop Het Volk 1984 (Eddy Planckaert)
• 3 stage wins Paris-Nice (1984 & 1987) (Eddy Planckaert)
• Étoile de Bessèges 1984 (Eddy Planckaert)
• Omloop Het Volk 1985 (Eddy Planckaert)
• 2 stage wins Vuelta a España 1985 (Eddy Planckaert)
• 1 stage wins 1985 Tour de France (Eddy Planckaert)
• E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 1987 (Eddy Planckaert)
• 2 stages Giro d'Italia 1989 (Jean-Paul van Poppel)
• Veenendaal-Veenendaal 1989 (Jean-Paul van Poppel)

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