Léon van Bon

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Léon van Bon

Personal information
Full name	Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon
Date of birth	January 28, 1972 (1972-01-28) (age 36)
Country	Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight	70 kg (150 lb)
Team information
Current team	Marco Polo
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)
1994–2000 2001 2002–2006 2007 2008	Rabobank Mercury Davitamon-Lotto Rabobank Marco Polo
Major wins
Tour de France, 2 stages Vuelta a España, 1 stage HEW Cyclassics (1998) Ronde van Nederland (2001)
Infobox last updated on:
January 4, 2008

Medal record
Competitor for the  Netherlands
Track cycling
Olympic Games
Silver	Barcelona 1992	Points Race
Road bicycle racing
UCI Road World Championships
Bronze	1997 San Sebastian	Elite Men's Road Race

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.

[edit] Palmares

[edit] References

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

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

Persondata
NAME	Bon, Léon van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bon, Léon Hendrik Jan van
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Racing cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH	1972-01-28
PLACE OF BIRTH	Asperen, Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH