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Léon van Bon

1972 - Today

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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Léon van Bon is the 658th most popular cyclist (down from 582nd in 2024), the 1,219th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 1,181st in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Dutch Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Léon van Bon ranks 658 out of 1,613. Before him are Steven de Jongh, Paola Pezzo, Rigoberto Urán, Markus Zberg, Andrea Collinelli, and Kasper Asgreen. After him are Sonny Colbrelli, Fabrice Philipot, Mikhail Ignatiev, Stefan Küng, Stijn Devolder, and Roland Hennig.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Léon van Bon ranks 819. Before him are Delia Grigore, Christian Drosten, Martin Stenmarck, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, Nikola Lončar, and Noboru Yamaguchi. After him are Maikro Romero, Kjersti Plätzer, Corinne Rey-Bellet, Dane Cook, Olga Yegorova, and Ioamnet Quintero.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Léon van Bon ranks 1,220 out of 1,646. Before him are Ids Postma (1973), Irfan Bachdim (1988), Jeffrey Bruma (1991), Bas van de Goor (1971), Steven de Jongh (1973), and Arnold Bruggink (1977). After him are Loek van Wely (1972), Raemon Sluiter (1978), Rick Karsdorp (1995), Jurriën Timber (2001), Tonny Vilhena (1995), and Ruben Houkes (1979).

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Among CYCLISTS In Netherlands

Among cyclists born in Netherlands, Léon van Bon ranks 43. Before him are Monique Knol (1964), Michael Boogerd (1972), Steven Kruijswijk (1987), Bart Brentjens (1968), Dylan van Baarle (1992), and Steven de Jongh (1973). After him are Dylan Groenewegen (1993), Wilco Kelderman (1991), Lars Boom (1985), Theo Bos (1983), Fabio Jakobsen (1996), and Lieuwe Westra (1982).

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