Léon van Bon

Léon van Bon

Personal information
Full name	Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon
Born	(1972-01-28) 28 January 1972Asperen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional teams
1994–2000	WordPerfect–Colnago–Decca
2001	Mercury
2002–2006	Lotto–Adecco
2007	Rabobank
2008–2013	Trek–Marco Polo
Major wins
Tour de France, 2 stagesVuelta a España, 1 stageHEW Cyclassics (1998)Ronde van Nederland (2001)
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing the  Netherlands Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Points race Men's road bicycle racing UCI Road World Championships 1997 San Sebastian Elite men's road race

Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon (born 28 January 1972) is a retired 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.^[1] 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. Van Bon retired in 2013.^[2]

After the racing career he became a sports photographer, covering major road cycling events.^[3]

Major results

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

UCI Road World Championships, Road race

9th, Paris–Tours

1998

1st, HEW Cyclassics

1st, Stage 9, Tour de France

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, Tour of Flanders

Peperbus Profspektakel

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, Tour of Flanders

7th, Paris–Roubaix

10th, World Cup

2005

National Road Race Championships

6th, Paris–Roubaix

8th, Tour of Flanders

2007

1st, Nokere Koerse

2012

3rd National Track Championships, Madison (with Geert Jan Jonkman)

See also

• List of Dutch Olympic cyclists

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Léon van Bon Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
2. Strater, Ronald (19 June 2013). "Wielrenner van Bon neemt afscheid bij profronde Etten-Leur" (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
3. Hood, Edmond (11 May 2020). "Rider Turned Photog: Léon van Bon Gets PEZ'd!". PezCycling News. Retrieved 7 March 2024.

External links

• (in Dutch)Dutch Olympic Committee
• Léon van Bon at trap-friis.dk