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.
Video Panasonic (cycling team)
Team riders
Maps Panasonic (cycling team)
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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