Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon (born January 28, 1972 in Asperen

Asperen

Asperen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Lingewaal, and lies about 10 km east of Gorinchem on the river Linge. It received city rights in 1313....

, Gelderland

Gelderland

Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...

) is a road racing cyclist from the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

, who won the silver medal in the men's points race at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Cycling competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics. There were two categories of events – road cycling and track cycling...

 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

2001 Ronde van Nederland

These are the results for the 41st edition of the Ronde van Nederland cycling race, which was held from August 28 to September 1, 2001. The race started in Rotterdam and finished in Landgraaf.-Final classification:-External links:*...

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Palmares

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

Olympia's Tour

The Olympia's Tour is a cycling stage race held in May in the Netherlands.-History:A.S.C. Olympia was founded in Amsterdam on 27 November 1898. It ran one-day races but wanted a race through all the Netherlands. The first Olympia’s Tour was in 1909, with three stages and one rest day...

Winner Prologue

1993

1st, Stages 1 & 7, Tour de l'Avenir

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. Riders competed in national teams...

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

1997 Vuelta a España

The 52nd Vuelta a España , a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from September 6 to September 28, 1997. It consisted of 22 stages covering a total of 3,773 km, and was won by Alex Zülle of the ONCE cycling team.-Stages:-Final General Classification...

3rd, Stage 8

5th, Stages 3 & 17

World Road Race Championship

9th, Paris–Tours

1998

1st, HEW Cyclassics

1st, Stage 9, Tour de France

1998 Tour de France

The 1998 Tour de France, also called the Tour du Dopage , was marred by doping scandals throughout known as the Festina affair, starting with the arrest of Willy Voet, a soigneur in the French Festina team. Voet was traveling into France when he was arrested and found with large quantities of...

3rd, Stage 14

2nd, World Cup

3rd, National Road Race Championship

4th, Paris–Roubaix

8th, Clásica de San Sebastián

Clásica de San Sebastián

The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa - Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián is a cycle race that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián, Spain...

1999

1st, Stage 1, Prudential Tour

6th, Milan – San Remo

6th, Paris–Roubaix

6th, Amstel Gold Race

Amstel Gold Race

The Amstel Gold Race is a road bicycle race held in the southern part of the province of Limburg, Netherlands. Since 1989 it has been among the races included in season long rankings tables, as part of the UCI Road World Cup , the UCI ProTour , UCI World Ranking and from 2011 the UCI World Tour...

8th, Paris–Tours

2000

Dutch National Road Race Championship

Dutch National Road Race Championship

The Dutch National Road Race Championships take place annually, on the weekend prior to the start of the Tour de France. First held in 1888, today it is organized by the Top Sports Group, commissioned by the KNWU.- Men:...

1st, Ronde van Midden-Zeeland

1st, Stage 6, Tour de France

2000 Tour de France

The 2000 Tour de France was the 87th Tour de France, and took place from July 1 to July 23, 2000. It was won by American cyclist Lance Armstrong. The Tour started with an individual time trial in Futuroscope and ended traditionally in Paris. The distance travelled was 3662.5 km...

7th, Ronde van Vlaanderen

2001

1st, Overall, Ronde van Nederland

Ronde van Nederland

The Ronde van Nederland is a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948. It's an annual race since 1975. Because of the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 the tour was replaced by the Eneco Tour of Benelux....

1st, First Union Invitational

2nd, Gent–Wevelgem

2002

1st, Stage 4, Tour de Suisse

Tour de Suisse

The Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

2003

1st, Veenendaal–Veenendaal

1st, Stage 3, Deutschland Tour

Deutschland Tour

The Deutschland Tour was the most important multi-stage road bicycle race in Germany. Initially the race was held in May/June. Since 2005 it is part of the UCI ProTour and has been moved to August...

2004

1st, Stage 3, Paris–Nice

1st, Stage 5, Ronde van Nederland

Ronde van Nederland

The Ronde van Nederland is a road bicycle racing stage-race in the Netherlands, founded in 1948. It's an annual race since 1975. Because of the start of the UCI ProTour in 2005 the tour was replaced by the Eneco Tour of Benelux....

4th, Ronde van Vlaanderen

7th, Paris–Roubaix

10th, World Cup

2005

Dutch National Road Race Championship

Dutch National Road Race Championship

The Dutch National Road Race Championships take place annually, on the weekend prior to the start of the Tour de France. First held in 1888, today it is organized by the Top Sports Group, commissioned by the KNWU.- Men:...

6th, Paris–Roubaix

8th, Ronde van Vlaanderen

2007

1st, Nokere Koerse