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Speaking of bicycles I have been doing some research on bicycles lately. I am a fan of Raleigh bikes but while researching I came across a Dutch brand for road bikes, who would have ever thought (sarcasim). The Netherlands has a strong bicycle racing heritage and one such Dutch brand is Koga-Miyata. Now you might say "wow that name sounds Japanese", and you might be right. In fact you are right. The founders of the brand were originally a joint venture between Miyata a forward thinking Japanese brand and a Dutchman, who just so happens to be the knowledgeable son of the founder of another important Dutch bicycle brand Batavus. Koga-Miyata's are known as a well made bicycle brand, and the design and assembly are all done in Holland. What gave K-M it's good name was the 1980's Tour de France. The company sponsored the Ijsboerke cycle team using the Koga-Miyata FullPro-L bike. Since 2010 the koga-miyata brand no longer exists, instead they have changed into an international company named simply koga. Here is the 1980 Dutch Tour de France stage winner or should I say Winnen.
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