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| Full name | Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1972-01-28) 28 January 1972 (age 52) Asperen, Gelderland, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 stages Vuelta a España, 1 stage HEW Cyclassics (1998) Ronde van Nederland (2001) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 OlympicsinBarcelona, 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]
U17 Pursuit Champion U17 Sprint Champion U19 Pursuit Champion U19 Points Race Champion U19 Sprint Champion U19 Points Race Champion U19 Sprint Champion
World U19 Points Race Championship Amateur Points Race Champion Madison Champion Amateur Points Race Champion
UCI Road World Championships, Road race Dutch National Road Race Championship National Road Race Championships| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | Dutch National Road Race Champion 2000 2005 |
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