Panasonic cycling team

Panasonic was a Dutch professional cycling team. It was formed in 1984 by team manager Peter Post when the TI-Raleigh split up. A few riders followed Jan Raas to the newly formed Kwantum Hallen - Decosol - Yoko, the earliest ancestor of the current Rabobank team. Most of the riders from the Raleigh team stayed with Post and joined Panasonic, sponsored by the Japanese electric products manufacturer.

The team was co-sponsored by Isostar from 1987 to 1989 and Sportlife from 1990 to 1992. The first two years, Raleigh remained the supplier of the material. Some successful riders in this period were non-Dutch: Eric Vanderaerden, Phil Anderson, Viatcheslav Ekimov, Robert Millar, Olaf Ludwig, Jens Heppner, Maurizio Fondriest and Eddy Planckaert.

1984 - Panasonic-Raleigh

Seven riders from Raleigh joined Panasonic:
* Ludo de Keulenaer flagicon|BEL
* Johan Lammerts flagicon|NED
* Henk Lubberding flagicon|NED
* Bert Oosterbosch flagicon|NED
* Theo de Rooij flagicon|NED
* Gerard Veldscholten flagicon|NED
* Peter Winnen flagicon|NED

Other new riders:
* Phil Anderson flagicon|AUS from Peugeot
* Walter Planckaert flagicon|BEL from Splendor
* Eddy Planckaert flagicon|BEL from Splendor
* Steven Rooks flagicon|NED from SEM
* Jos Lammertink flagicon|NED from Viv Benotto
* Guy Nulens flagicon|BEL from Aernoudt
* Eric Vanderaerden flagicon|BEL from Aernoudt

Neo professionals:
* Rene Kos flagicon|NED
* Gert-Jan Theunisse flagicon|NED
* Bert Wekema flagicon|NED

1985 - Panasonic-Raleigh

New riders:
* Jos Alberts flagicon|NED from AVP-Viditel-Concorde Neo professionals:
* Henk Baars flagicon|NED
* Alexi Grewal flagicon|USA
* Michel Groenendaal flagicon|NED
* Danny Lippens flagicon|BEL
* Gert-Jan Theunisse flagicon|NED

1986 - Panasonic-Merckx-Agu

New riders:
* Johan van der Velde flagicon|NED from Vini Ricordi
* Erik Breukink flagicon|NED from Skala
* Eric van Lancker flagicon|BEL from Fangio
* Robert Millar flagicon|GBR from Peugeot
* Alan Peiper flagicon|AUS from Peugeot
* Teun van Vliet flagicon|NED from Verandalux Neo professionals:
* Henk Baars flagicon|NED
* Ludo Giesberts flagicon|BEL
* Peter Harings flagicon|NED
* Danny Vanderaerden flagicon|BEL

Riders left:
* Bert Wekema flagicon|NED to Transvemij
* Steven Rooks flagicon|NED to PDM-Concorde
* Gerard Veldscholten flagicon|NED to PDM-Concorde
* Johan Lammerts flagicon|NED to Vini Ricordi
* Alexi Grewal flagicon|USA to 7-Eleven Cycling Team
* Rene Kos flagicon|NED
* Jos Alberts flagicon|NED
* Michel Groenendaal flagicon|NED
* Danny Lippens flagicon|BEL
* Walter Planckaert flagicon|BEL

1987 - Panasonic-Isostar

New riders:
* Jan van Wijk flagicon|NED from PDM-Concorde Neo professionals:
* Martin Hendriks flagicon|NED
* John Talen flagicon|NED

Riders left:
* Gert-Jan Theunisse flagicon|NED to PDM-Concorde
* Danny Vanderaerden flagicon|BEL to Roland
* Johan van der Velde flagicon|NED to Gis
* Jos Lammertink flagicon|NED to Transvemij
* Ludo Giesberts flagicon|BEL to Teveblad
* Henk Baars flagicon|NED

1988 - Panasonic-Isostar-Colnago-Agu

New riders:
* Danny Clark flagicon|AUS from Ever Ready
* Urs Freuler flagicon|CH from Atala
* Hans-Rudi Maerki flagicon|CH from Fibok
* Jean-Marie Wampers flagicon|BEL from Hitachi
* Heinz Imboden flagicon|CH from Toshiba
* Bernard Gavillet flagicon|CH from Systeme U

Neo professionals:
* Louis de Koning flagicon|NED
* Corne van Rijen flagicon|NED

Riders left:
* [Eddy Planckaert flagicon|BEL to ADR
* Robert Millar flagicon|GBR to Fagor
* Phil Anderson flagicon|AUS to TVM
* Ludo de Keulenaer flagicon|BEL to TVM
* Bert Oosterbosch flagicon|NED to TVM

1989 - Panasonic-Isostar-Colnago-Agu

New riders:
* Michel Cornelisse flagicon|NED from Superconfex-Yoko
* Jean-Paul van Poppel flagicon|NED from Superconfex-Yoko Neo professionals:
* Thomas Durst flagicon|FRG
* Arno Ottevanger flagicon|NED
* Harrie Rozendal flagicon|NED

Riders left:
* Heinz Imboden flagicon|CH to Systeme U
* Danny Clark flagicon|AUS to ADR
* Bernard Gavillet flagicon|CH to Selca
* Jan van Wijk flagicon|NED to TVM
* Martin Hendriks flagicon|NED

1990 - Panasonic-Sportlife

New riders:
* Steven Rooks flagicon|NED from PDM-Concorde
* Gert-Jan Theunisse flagicon|NED from PDM-Concorde
* Jef Lieckens flagicon|BEL from Hitachi
* Marc Sergeant flagicon|BEL from Hitachi
* Eddy Planckaert flagicon|BEL from ADR Neo professionals:
* Eddy Bouwmans flagicon|NED
* Viatcheslav Ekimov flagicon|URS
* Jos van der Pas flagicon|NED

Riders left:
* Erik Breukink flagicon|NED to PDM-Concorde
* Hans-Rudi Maerki flagicon|CH to Helvetia
* Eric Vanderaerden flagicon|BEL to Buckler-Colnago-Decca
* Peter Winnen flagicon|NED to Buckler-Colnago-Decca
* Corne van Rijen flagicon|NED to Elro
* Peter Harings flagicon|NED to Artiach
* Anjo van Loon flagicon|NED
* Arno Ottevanger flagicon|NED

1991 - Panasonic-Sportlife

New riders:
* Maurizio Fondriest flagicon|ITA from Del Tongo
* Marco Zen flagicon|ITA from Del Tongo
* Jacques Hanegraaf flagicon|NED from TVM
* Rudy Dhaenens flagicon|BEL from PDM-Concorde
* Marc van Orsouw flagicon|NED from PDM-Concorde
* Michel LeGrand flagicon|NED Neo professionals:
* Jens Heppner flagicon|GER
* Dimitri Jdanov flagicon|RUS
* Olaf Ludwig flagicon|GER
* Eric Knuvers flagicon|NED
* Patrick Strouken flagicon|NED
* Rober van der Vin flagicon|NED
* Menno Vink flagicon|NED

Riders left:
* Thomas Durst flagicon|GER to PDM-Concorde
* Jean-Paul van Poppel flagicon|NED to PDM-Concorde
* John Talen flagicon|NED to PDM-Concorde
* Alan Peiper flagicon|AUS to Tulip
* Michel Cornelisse flagicon|NED to La William
* Steven Rooks flagicon|NED to Buckler-Colnago-Decca
* Urs Freuler flagicon|CH to Team Telekom
* Gert-Jan Theunisse flagicon|NED to TVM
* Theo de Rooij flagicon|NED
* Teun van Vliet flagicon|NED

1992 - Panasonic-Sportlife

New riders:
* Wilfried Nelissen flagicon|BEL from Weinmann Neo professionals:
* Jo Planckaert flagicon|BEL

Riders left:
* Jens Heppner flagicon|GER to Team Telekom
* Michel LeGrand flagicon|NED to Assur
* Patrick Strouken flagicon|NED to Collstrop
* Jean Marie Wampers flagicon|BEL to Collstrop
* Jeff Lieckens flagicon|BEL
* Harrie Rozendal flagicon|NED

After 1993

to Novemail:
* Eddy Bouwmans flagicon|NED
* Viatcheslav Ekimov flagicon|RUS
* Dimitri Jdanov flagicon|RUS
* Wilfried Nelissen flagicon|BEL
* Guy Nulens flagicon|BEL
* Jo Planckaert flagicon|BEL
* Marc Sergeant flagicon|BEL to WordPerfect:
* Louis de Koning flagicon|NED

to Naessens:
* Rober van der Vin flagicon|NED
* Menno Vink flagicon|NED to Lotus
* Eric van Lancker flagicon|NED to Lampre:
* Maurizio Fondriest flagicon|ITA
* Marco Zen flagicon|ITA

to Team Telekom:
* Jacques Hanegraaf flagicon|NED
* Olaf Ludwig flagicon|GER
* Marc van Orsouw flagicon|NED Others:
* Rudy Dhaenens flagicon|BEL
* Eric Knuvers flagicon|NED
* Henk Lubberding flagicon|NED

elected victories

* Stage 13 of the 1987 Tour de France (Erik Breukink)
* Stage 1A of the Giro d'Italia 1987 (Erik Breukink)
* 3rd OVerall, Giro d'Italia 1987 (Erik Breukink)
* Vuelta al País Vasco 1988 (Erik Breukink)
* Maillot blanc the 1988 Tour de France 1988 (Erik Breukink)
* Stage 14 of the Giro d'Italia 1988 (Erik Breukink)
* 2nd OVerall, Giro d'Italia 1988 (Erik Breukink)
* Prologue 1989 Tour de France (Erik Breukink)
* 9th overall, 1988 Tour de France (Peter Winnen)
* 10th overall 1984 Tour de France (Phil Anderson)
* 5th overall 1985 Tour de France (Phil Anderson)
* Züri-Metzgete 1984 (Phil Anderson)
* Rund um den Henninger Turm 1984 (Phil Anderson)
* Catalan Week 1984 (Phil Anderson)
* 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)

Links

* [http://www.cyclebase.nl/index.php?lang=nl&news=nl&pc=normal&page=ploeg&sex=m&id=PAN&yr=1984 ]
* [http://www.dewielersite.net/ ]
* [http://home.quicknet.nl/qn/prive/harold.schav/ploegen/ned/panasonic.htm ]