TI-Raleigh
TI- Raleigh ( also TI -Carlton ) was a Dutch cycling team that existed from 1971 to 1983. In the first years from 1971 to 1974, the team traveled with a British license.
The team from the Holding Tube Investments ( TI), which functioned as a holding company for bicycle manufacturer Raleigh was sponsored. The team of Peter Post and Jules De Wever was headed.
The team was successful in both tours, as well as in one-day races. The team for its successful team time trial was known. The biggest success was winning the Tour de France 1980.
After the withdrawal of the Raleigh Cycle Company as the main sponsor Peter Post founded the Team Panasonic - Raleigh.
Known drivers
- Switzerland Urs Freuler (1981 )
- Netherlands Gerrie plasticine man (1976-1983)
- Hennie Kuiper Netherlands (1976-1978)
- Switzerland Stefan Mutter (1979-1980)
- Netherlands Ludo Peeters (1981-1983)
- Netherlands Cees Priem (1978-1983)
- Netherlands Jan Raas (1975-1976, 1979-1982)
- Netherlands Steven Rooks (1982 )
- Roy Schuiten Netherlands (1974-1975)
- Germany Klaus -Peter Thaler (1978-1979)
- Germany Dietrich Thurau (1974-1977)
- Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk (1980-1981)
Best Merits
Classic
- Tour of Flanders 1979 ( Raas )
- Paris -Brussels 1978 ( Raas )
- 1982 ( Jacques Hanegraaff )
Tours
- Tour de France 1976: Stage 4 ( Kuiper ), 18 ( part 3) & 22 (Part 2) stage ( Gerben Karstens ) Stage 5 (Part 2 ) ( MZF ) (Team )
- 1977, Prolog, 2nd, 5th (Part 2), 16 & 22 (Part 1 ) ( Thurau ), Stage 17 ( Kuiper ), 19 & 21 stage ( plasticine man), Teams Classification
- 1978: Prologue, 1 (Part 1 ) & 21 stage ( Raas ); Stage 16 ( Kuiper ); Stage 3 ( Thaler ); & Stage 10 ( Lubberding ); 18 & 22 stage ( plasticine man); Stage 4 ( MZF ) (Team )
- 1979: Prologue & Stage 22 ( plasticine man), Stage 5 ( Raas ), Stage 7 ( Van Vliet ), 4th & 8th stage ( MZF ) (Team )
- 1980: 13th & 20th stage ( Zoetemelk ), 1 (Part 1), 7 (Part 2 & Stage 9 ( Raas ), Stage 3 ( Henk Lubberding ) Stage 8 ( Bert Oosterbosch ), 10. stage ( Priem ), stage 12 ( plasticine man ), 1 (Part 2 ) & 7 (Part 1) stage ( MZF ) (Team )
- 1981: 2 & 21 stage (van der Velde ), Stage 7 ( Freuler ), 8th & 10th stage (Ad Wijnands ), 1 (Part 2 ) & Leg 4 ( MZF ) (Team )
- 1982: Stage 1 ( Peeters ), 4th & 11th stage ( plasticine man), 6th stage ( Raas ), stage 8 ( Frank Hoste ), Stage 9 (Part 1 ) ( MZF ) (Team )
- 1983: 6th & 8th stage ( Oosterbosch ), stage 13 ( Lubberding ), Stage 17 (Peter Winnenberg ), Teams Classification