Panasonic (cycling team)
Panasonic was a Dutch professional cycling team, sponsored by the Matsushita 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 clothing by Descente 1984-87 / AGU 1988-89 & Biemme 1990–92, team bicycles from Raleigh 1984–85 / Eddy Merckx 1986–87 & Colnago 1988–89, were always fitted with Italian Campagnolo groupsets.
Between 1990 and 1992 the team used Panasonic branded bicycles, fitted with Japanese Shimano equipment, reflecting its corporate branding.
Team riders
Major wins
Sources:- Stage 13 of the 1987 Tour de France
- Stage 1A of the Giro d'Italia 1987
- Tour of the Basque Country 1988
- Maillot blanc the 1988 Tour de France 1988
- Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia 1988
- Prologue 1989 Tour de France
- Züri-Metzgete 1984
- Rund um den Henninger Turm 1984
- Catalan Week 1984
- Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 1985
- Tour de Suisse 1985, 3 stage wins
- Rund um den Henninger Turm 1985
- E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 1985
- Paris–Tours 1986
- Milano–Torino 1987
- Dwars door Vlaanderen 1984
- Tour of Belgium 1984, 3 stage wins
- Omloop Het Volk 1984
- 3 stage wins Paris–Nice
- Étoile de Bessèges 1984
- Omloop Het Volk 1985
- 2 stage wins Vuelta a España 1985
- 1 stage wins 1985 Tour de France
- E3 Prijs Vlaanderen 1987
- 2 stages Giro d'Italia 1989
- Veenendaal–Veenendaal 1989