 Moped demand declined, and although there was a significant increase in moped popularity in the USA during the fuel crisis of the 1970s, Batavus built and shipped the last moped in the early 1980s.During the 1986 and 1992 Olympic Games, Batavus was official supplier of the Dutch Cycling Union (KNWU).Monique Knol won a bronze medal during the 1992 Olympics on a Batavus.