| # 51 Leon VAN BON
Team:MPC DOB:1/28/1972 Age on 4/21/08:36 Nationality:NED Residence(s)Asperen Height: 5'9'' Weight:150 Pro Since:1994 Specialty:All Around Website: Past Pro Teams:Rabobank (2007), Davitamon-Lotto (2002-2006), Mercury (2001), Rabobank (1994-2000) |
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2008 Highlights:
Career Highlights:*Wins in Belgium kirmesses
Interesting Facts:After a career of big wins and great results in the Tour de France, the Olympic Games and the World Championships, Leon van Bon decided to take a step back from the Pro Tour and work on his career as photographer while still racing at an international level. His photographs taken during his travels with the team will be published in various media; bringing extra publicity for the races in which he competes. Leon, who boasts two Tour de France stage wins and two Dutch Pro Championship victories, will guide the rest of the team as a 'road captain', just as he did for the Rabobank Pro Tour team last year, and will be striving to prove he can still win big races.
Career Highlights:*Wins in Belgium kirmesses
Interesting Facts:After a career of big wins and great results in the Tour de France, the Olympic Games and the World Championships, Leon van Bon decided to take a step back from the Pro Tour and work on his career as photographer while still racing at an international level. His photographs taken during his travels with the team will be published in various media; bringing extra publicity for the races in which he competes. Leon, who boasts two Tour de France stage wins and two Dutch Pro Championship victories, will guide the rest of the team as a 'road captain', just as he did for the Rabobank Pro Tour team last year, and will be striving to prove he can still win big races.