TI–Raleigh

TI–Raleigh
	Jan Raas at the 1978 Tour de France
Team information
Registered	Netherlands
Founded	1972
Disbanded	1983
Discipline(s)	Road and track
Key personnel
General manager	Peter Post
Team name history
1972–1975; 1976; 1977; 1978–1979; 1980–1981; 1982–1983	TI–Raleigh; TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo; TI–Raleigh; TI–Raleigh–McGregor; TI–Raleigh–Creda; TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo
	TI–Raleigh jerseyJersey
	TI–Raleigh jerseyJersey

TI–Raleigh was a Dutch professional track cycling and road bicycle racing team between 1972 and 1983. The team was created and led by Peter Post.

The team was successful in classics and in stage races. Notable riders included Joop Zoetemelk, Jan Raas, Gerrie Knetemann, Hennie Kuiper, Dave Lloyd, Urs Freuler, Henk Lubberding, Rene Pijnen, Johan van der Velde and Dietrich Thurau. The team was known for discipline; team time trials were a speciality. The frame-building was overseen by Jan le Grand at Raleigh's SBDU Ilkeston facility.

Sponsorship

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,[1] with seven cyclists following Post to the new Panasonic team and six cyclists joining Raas on the Kwantum team.[2]

Notable riders

Major wins

1974: Grand Prix des Nations , Roy Schuiten; World Champion, Individual Pursuit, Roy Schuiten; European championship Madison, René Pijnen; Six Days of Dortmund, René Pijnen; Six Days of Rotterdam, René Pijnen; Six Days of Berlin, René Pijnen with Roy Schuiten
1975: Rund um den Henninger-Turm , Roy Schuiten; World Champion, Individual Pursuit, Roy Schuiten; Grand Prix des Nations, Roy Schuiten; Six Days of Bremen, René Pijnen; Six Days of Frankfurt am Main, René Pijnen with Günther Haritz; Six Days of London, René Pijnen with Günther Haritz; Six Days of Munich, René Pijnen with Günther Haritz; Six Days of Münster, René Pijnen with Günther Haritz; Six Days of Zurich, Günther Haritz
1976: Tour de Suisse, Hennie Kuiper; Tour de France: 4 stages (Hennie Kuiper, Gerben Karstens (2), Team time trial); European championship Madison, Réne Pijnen with Günther Haritz; Six Days of Bremen, René Pijnen with Günther Haritz; Six Days of Münster, René Pijnen with Günther Haritz; Six Days of Grenoble, Günther Haritz
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); 1st young rider classification (Dietrich Thurau), 1st team classification; Six Days of Herning, René Pijnen; Six Days of Cologne, René Pijnen with Günther Haritz; Six Days of London, René Pijnen; Six Days of Rotterdam, René Pijnen; Six Days of Grenoble, René Pijnen
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; World 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)); 1st (Henk Lubberding) young rider classification
1979: Amstel Gold Race, Jan Raas; Tour of Flanders , Jan Raas; Tour de Suisse, Wilfried Wesemael; World Champion, Elite Road, Jan Raas; World 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)
1980: Tour de France, Joop Zoetemelk; Amstel Gold Race, Jan Raas; Critérium du 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), 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); 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)
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)

World Track Championships, Leicester England, Gordon Singleton Gold in Keirin, Silver in Sprint
1983: Tour of Flanders , 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); 1st team classification

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References

Holthausen, Joop (2005). Het geheim van Raleigh. Amsterdam: Arbeiderspers. ISBN 90-809676-3-7.
"New teams of the TI-Raleigh cyclists" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2008-03-20.

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[1] Holthausen, Joop (2005). Het geheim van Raleigh. Amsterdam: Arbeiderspers. ISBN 90-809676-3-7.

[2] "New teams of the TI-Raleigh cyclists" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2008-03-20.