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riders of 1986 raleigh weinmann team


raleigh had long association cycle sport. notable ti–raleighteam of 1970s , 1980s. in 1980 joop zoetemelk won tour de france on raleigh. in mid-1980s raleigh team co-sponsored panasonic. in 1984, riding raleigh-badged bicycles, team usa scored several impressive victories @ olympic games in los angeles. company supplied bicycles french système u team in late 1980s laurent fignon lost 1989 tour de france greg lemond 8 seconds. company s special products division made race frames, including used raleigh professional team of 1970s. presently raleigh company owns diamondback bike brand well. during 1980s raleigh supported british professional teams, including raleigh banana , raleigh weinmann. raleigh s notable riders paul sherwin, malcolm elliott, mark bell, paul watson, jon clay , jeff williams. sponsored mountain bike team in 1990s raced in road events.


in 2009 announced company creating new continental-level cycling team called team raleigh. team co-sponsored global shipping , logistics firm gac in 2012 , known team raleigh-gac. season notable team raleigh s first victory in tour series round 6 , succession of premier calendar wins, resulted in team rider graham briggs finishing season @ top of british cycling s uk elite men s standings. raleigh once again became sole headline sponsor of team in 2013 , team re-paid investment high-profile wins in tour de normandie, tour of reservoir , tour series rounds 1 , 2.








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