Léon van Bon
Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon ( born January 28, 1972 in Asperen, Lingewaal ) is a former Dutch cyclist.
Even as a junior driver was Léon van Bon several Dutch masters in various disciplines on the track. In 1991 he became national amateur champion in the points race. In 1992 he repeated this achievement Master was also in a two - team driving.
His first major success came Léon van Bon 1996 with a stage win at Tirreno- Adriatico; he also won the overall ranking of Vienna Rabenstein - Gresten - Vienna. He drove for several years with Rabobank ( 1994-2000 ), where he won among others, two stages in the Tour de France, a stage of the Vuelta a España and the one-day races HEW cyclassics and the Mallorca Challenge ( 1998). During his time at Lotto (2003 to 2006), he won a stage of the Tour of Germany and won a stage win in Paris-Nice. He was the second time Dutch champion in the road race in 2005 after 2000.
In 1992 Bon at the Olympic Games in Barcelona and he won the silver medal in the points race on the track. In 1997 he was third in the road race at the World Championships in San Sebastian. 2013 he finished his career.