Léon van Bon

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. 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.

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

Major results

1988

1989

1990

World U19 Points Race Championship 1991

2nd, National Time Trial Championship 2nd, National Amateur Pursuit Championship 1992

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

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

6th, Paris–Roubaix 8th, Tour of Flanders 2007 1st, Nokere Koerse 2012 3rd National Track Championships, Madison (with Geert Jan Jonkman)