Léon van Bon

Léon van Bon

Personal information
Full name	Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon
Born	January 28, 1972 (1972-01-28) Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team	Marco Polo Cycling-Donckers Koffie
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1994–2000 2001 2002–2006 2007 2008–	WordPerfect-Colnago-Decca Mercury Lotto-Adecco Rabobank Trek-Marco Polo
Major wins
Tour de France, 2 stages Vuelta a España, 1 stage HEW Cyclassics (1998) Ronde van Nederland (2001)
Medal record Track cycling Competitor for the Netherlands Olympic Games Silver Barcelona 1992 Points race Road bicycle racing UCI Road World Championships Bronze 1997 San Sebastian Elite men's road race
Infobox last updated on 26 January 2012

Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon (born January 28, 1972 in Asperen, Gelderland) is a road racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's points race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won his first major race at the professionals in 1998, winning the HEW Cyclassics. In 2001 he claimed the overall-victory in the Ronde van Nederland.

Palmares

1988

U17 Pursuit Champion

U17 Sprint Champion

1989

U19 Pursuit Champion

U19 Points Race Champion

U19 Sprint Champion

1990

U19 Points Race Champion

U19 Sprint Champion

World U19 Points Race Championship

1991

Amateur Points Race Champion

2nd, National Time Trial Championship

2nd, National Amateur Pursuit Championship

1992

Madison Champion

Amateur Points Race Champion

2nd, Olympic Games, Points Race

2nd, National Amateur Pursuit Championship

2nd, Overall, Olympia's Tour

Winner Prologue

1993

1st, Stages 1 & 7, Tour de l'Avenir

1994

1st, Tour de la Haute-Sambre

2nd, National Points Race Championship

1995

1st, Stage 7, DuPont Tour

3rd, Overall, PostGirot Open

1996

1st, Overall, Wien-Rabenstein-Gresten-Wien

1st, Stage 4, DuPont Tour

1st, Stage 1, Tirreno–Adriatico

1997

1st, Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen

1st, Amsterdam RAI Derny Race

1st, Stage 18, Vuelta a España

3rd, Stage 8

5th, Stages 3 & 17

World Road Race Championship

9th, Paris–Tours

1998

1st, HEW Cyclassics

1st, Stage 9, Tour de France

3rd, Stage 14

2nd, World Cup

3rd, National Road Race Championship

4th, Paris–Roubaix

8th, Clásica de San Sebastián

1999

1st, Stage 1, Prudential Tour

6th, Milan – San Remo

6th, Paris–Roubaix

6th, Amstel Gold Race

8th, Paris–Tours

2000

Dutch National Road Race Championship

1st, Ronde van Midden-Zeeland

1st, Stage 6, Tour de France

7th, Ronde van Vlaanderen

2001

1st, Overall, Ronde van Nederland

1st, First Union Invitational

2nd, Gent–Wevelgem

2002

1st, Stage 4, Tour de Suisse

2003

1st, Veenendaal–Veenendaal

1st, Stage 3, Deutschland Tour

2004

1st, Stage 3, Paris–Nice

1st, Stage 5, Ronde van Nederland

4th, Ronde van Vlaanderen

7th, Paris–Roubaix

10th, World Cup

2005

Dutch National Road Race Championship

6th, Paris–Roubaix

8th, Ronde van Vlaanderen

2007

1st, Nokere Koerse

References

• (Dutch) Dutch Olympic Committee
• Pofile at Rabobank official website
• Léon van Bon at Trap-Friis.dk

Sporting positions
Preceded by Maarten den Bakker	Dutch National Road Race Champion 2000	Succeeded by Jans Koerts
Preceded by Erik Dekker	Dutch National Road Race Champion 2005	Succeeded by Michael Boogerd