Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon (born 28 January 1972) is a retired
road racing cyclist
Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most comm ...
from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's points race at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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in Barcelona, Spain.
He won his first major race at the professionals in 1998, winning the
HEW Cyclassics
The Hamburg Cyclassics (currently known as the Bemer Cyclassics for sponsorship purposes) is an annual one-day professional and amateur road bicycle race, cycling race in and around Hamburg, Germany. Although the route varies, its distance is alw ...
. In 2001 he claimed the overall-victory in the
Ronde van Nederland
The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948 in sports, 1948.
It was an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste ...
. Van Bon retired in 2013.
After the racing career he became a
sports photographer, covering major road cycling events.
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
Tour de l'Avenir () is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Felice Gimondi, Joo ...
;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
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;1997
: 1st,
Omloop der Vlaamse Ardennen
: 1st,
Amsterdam RAI Derny Race
: 1st, Stage 18,
Vuelta a España
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:
UCI Road World Championships
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,
Road race
: 9th,
Paris–Tours
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;1998
: 1st,
HEW Cyclassics
The Hamburg Cyclassics (currently known as the Bemer Cyclassics for sponsorship purposes) is an annual one-day professional and amateur road bicycle race, cycling race in and around Hamburg, Germany. Although the route varies, its distance is alw ...
: 1st, Stage 9,
Tour de France
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: 2nd, World Cup
: 3rd, National Road Race Championship
: 4th,
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
: 8th,
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa — Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián (San Sebastián Classic) is a one-day professional men's bicycle road race in northern Spain that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián. It is the m ...
;1999
: 1st, Stage 1,
Prudential Tour
: 6th,
Milan–San Remo
Milan–Sanremo (in italian language, Italian ''Milano-Sanremo''), also called "''The Spring classic''" or "''La Classicissima''", is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race between Milan and Sanremo, in Northwest Italy. With a distance ...
: 6th,
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
: 6th,
Amstel Gold Race Amstel Gold Race may refer to:
* Amstel Gold Race (men's race)
The Amstel Gold Race is a one-day classic cycle races, classic road bicycle race, road cycling race held annually since 1966 Amstel Gold Race, 1966 in the province of Limburg (Netherl ...
: 8th,
Paris–Tours
Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m ...
;2000
:
Dutch National Road Race Championship
: 1st,
Ronde van Midden-Zeeland
: 1st, Stage 6,
Tour de France
The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...
: 7th,
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
:
Peperbus Profspektakel
;2001
: 1st, Overall,
Ronde van Nederland
The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948 in sports, 1948.
It was an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste ...
: 1st,
First Union Invitational
: 2nd,
Gent–Wevelgem
Gent–Wevelgem, officially Gent–Wevelgem – In Flanders Fields, is a road bicycle racing, road cycling race in Belgium, held annually since 1934. It is one of the classic cycle races, classic races part of the Flemish Cycling Week, run in late ...
;2002
: 1st, Stage 4,
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...
;2003
: 1st,
Veenendaal–Veenendaal
: 1st, Stage 3,
Deutschland Tour
The Deutschland Tour (English: ''Tour of Germany'' and sometimes ''Deutschland-Rundfahrt'' in German) is the most important Race stage, multi-stage road bicycle racing, road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June, but fro ...
;2004
: 1st, Stage 3,
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the ...
: 1st, Stage 5,
Ronde van Nederland
The Tour of the Netherlands ''(Dutch: Ronde van Nederland)'' was a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948 in sports, 1948.
It was an annual race since 1975 in sports, 1975. Because of the start of the Union Cycliste ...
: 4th,
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
: 7th,
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
: 10th, World Cup
;2005
:
National Road Race Championships
: 6th,
Paris–Roubaix
Paris–Roubaix is a one-day professional bicycle road race in northern France, starting north of Paris and finishing in Roubaix, at the border with Belgium. It is one of cycling's oldest races, and is one of the 'Cycling monument, Monuments' ...
: 8th,
Tour of Flanders The Tour of Flanders () may refer to the following cycle races:
* Tour of Flanders (men's race)
The Tour of Flanders (), also known as ''De Ronde'' (''"The Tour"''), is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling race held in Belgium every spri ...
;2007
: 1st,
Nokere Koerse
Nokere Koerse is a European semi classic single day cycle race held in the Belgian region of Flanders.
The Nokere Koerse was created in 1944, initially as the ''Grand Prix Jules Lowie'' in honour of 1938 Paris–Nice winner Jules Lowie who ...
;2012
:3rd
National Track Championships, Madison (with
Geert Jan Jonkman)
See also
*
List of Dutch Olympic cyclists
This is a list of all Dutch cyclists who competed at the Summer Olympics. As of 2012 events in four cycling disciplines (BMX, mountain biking, road cycling, and track cycling) have been contested at the Summer Olympics. Dutch cyclist did not co ...
References
External links
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Dutch Olympic Committee*
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1972 births
Living people
People from Lingewaal
Dutch male cyclists
Cyclists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic cyclists for the Netherlands
Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
Dutch Tour de France stage winners
Dutch Vuelta a España stage winners
Olympic silver medalists in cycling
Tour de Suisse stage winners
UCI Road World Championships cyclists for the Netherlands
Cyclists from Gelderland
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
20th-century Dutch sportsmen
21st-century Dutch sportsmen