TI-Raleigh

Infobox Cycling team
teamname=TI-Raleigh


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founded=1974
disbanded=1983
manager=Peter Post
discipline=Road, Track
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TI-Raleigh was a Dutch professional road bicycle racing team between 1974 and 1983. The team was created and led by Peter Post.

The team was successful in classics and in stage races. Riders include Joop Zoetemelk, Jan Raas, Gerrie Knetemann, Hennie Kuiper, Urs Freuler, Henk Lubberding, Rene Pijnen and Johan van der Velde. The team was known for discipline; team time trials were a speciality.

ponsorship

The team was sponsored by British cycling manufacturer Raleigh and Raleigh's holding company Tube Investments (TI).

The end of the TI-Raleigh team

At the end of the 1983 season, the TI-Raleigh team split up because of tension between former world champion Jan Raas and team leader Peter Post [cite book |title= Het geheim van Raleigh|last= Holthausen|first= Joop |year= 2005|publisher= Arbeiderspers|location=Amsterdam |isbn= 90 8096 76 37|pages= ] , with seven cyclists following Post to the new Panasonic team and six cyclists joining Raas on the Kwantum team [cite web
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language = Dutch] .

Major achievements

;1974: flagiconUCI World Champion, Individual Pursuit, Roy Schuiten: Grand Prix des Nations , Roy Schuiten ;1975: Rund um den Henninger-Turm , Roy Schuiten: flagiconUCIWorld Champion, Individual Pursuit, Roy Schuiten: Grand Prix des Nations, Roy Schuiten;1976: Tour de Suisse, Hennie Kuiper: Tour de France: 4 stages (Hennie Kuiper, Gerben Karstens (2), Team time trial), 11th General classification (Hennie Kuiper) ;1977: Four Days of Dunkirk, Gerrie Knetemann: Rund um den Henninger-Turm, Gerrie Knetemann: Tour de France: 8 stages (Dietrich Thurau (5), Gerrie Knetemann (2), Hennie Kuiper), General classification: 2nd (Hennie Kuiper), 5th (Dietrich Thurau) and 12th (Bert Pronk); 1st young rider classification (Dietrich Thurau), 1st team classification;1978: Amstel Gold Race, Jan Raas: Paris-Nice, Gerrie Knetemann: Paris-Brussels, Jan Raas: Paris-Tours, Jan Raas: Tour de Romandie, Johan van der Velde: Tour de Suisse, Paul Wellens: flagiconUCIWorld Champion, Elite road, Gerrie Knetemann: Tour de France: 10 stages (Jan Raas (3), Gerrie Knetemann (2), Paul Wellens, Klaus-Peter Thaler, Hennie Kuiper, Henk Lubberding, team time trial); 7 yellow jerseys (Jan Raas (3), Gerrie Knetemann (2), Klaus-Peter Thaler (2)), General classification: 6th (Paul Wellens) and 8th (Henk Lubberding); 1st (Henk Lubberding) young rider classification;1979: Amstel Gold Race, Jan Raas: Ronde van Vlaanderen , Jan Raas: Tour de Suisse, Wilfried Wesemael: flagiconUCIWorld Champion, Elite Road, Jan Raas: flagiconUCIWorld Champion, Elite individual pursuit, Bert Oosterbosch: Tour de France: 6 stages (Gerrie Knetemann (2), team time trial (2), Jan Raas, Leo van Vliet); 1 yellow jersey (Gerrie Knetemann), General classifocation: 8th (Paul Wellens);1980: : Amstel Gold Race, Jan Raas: Dauphiné Libéré , Johan van der Velde: Tour de Luxembourg, Bert Oosterbosch: Gent-Wevelgem, Henk Lubberding: Tour of Belgium, Gerrie Knetemann: Tour de France: 11 stages (Jan Raas (3), Joop Zoetemelk(2) x team time trial, Gerrie Knetemann, Bert Oosterbosch, Henk Lubberding, Cees Priem); 11 yellow jerseys (Joop Zoetemelk (10), Gerrie Knetemann); General classification: 1st (Joop Zoetemelk), 10th (Henk Lubberding), 12th (Johan van der Velde); 1st (Johan van der Velde) young rider classification;1981: Omloop Het Volk , Jan Raas: Gent-Wevelgem, Jan Raas: Paris-Tours, Jan Raas: Tour of Belgium, Ad Wijnands: Tour de France: 7 stages (team time trial (2), Ad Wijnands (2), Johan van der Velde (2), Urs Freuler); 4 yellow jerseys (Gerrie Knetemann), General classification: 4th (Joop Zoetemelk) and 12th (Johan van der Velde) ;1982: Amstel Gold Race, Jan Raas: Paris-Roubaix, Jan Raas: Gent-Wevelgem, Frank Hoste: Four Days of Dunkirk, Frank Hoste: Paris-Brussels, Jacques Hanegraaf: Rund um den Henninger-Turm, Ludo Peeters: Tour de France: 6 stages (Gerrie Knetemann (2), Jan Raas, Frank Hoste, Ludo Peeters, team time trial); 1 yellow jersey (Ludo Peeters); General classification: 3rd (Johan van der Velde) ;1983: Ronde van Vlaanderen , Jan Raas: Gent-Wevelgem, Leo van Vliet: Four Days of Dunkirk, Leo van Vliet: Rund um den Henninger-Turm, Ludo Peeters: Paris-Tours, Ludo Peeters: Championship of Zurich, Johan van der Velde: Tour de France: 4 stages (Bert Oosterbosch (2), Peter Winnen, Henk Lubberding), General classification: 3rd (Peter Winnen) and 10th (Henk Lubberding); 1st team classification

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