Panasonic (cycling team)

Panasonic

Panasonic–Isostar team car
Team information
Registered	Netherlands
Founded	1984 (1984)
Disbanded	1992
Discipline(s)	Road
Key personnel
General manager	Peter Post[1][2]
Team name history
1984–May 1987 May 1987–1989 1990–1992	Panasonic Panasonic–Isostar Panasonic–Sportlife
Jersey

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.^[3] 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^[4] & 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.