Ryan Cox
Ryan Cox (9 April 1979 – 1 August 2007) was a South African professional road racing cyclist. He had been cycling since 1987 and turned professional in 2000. He first joined Amore e Vita but changed, the following year to Team Cologne which was based in Germany. He had been a member of Team Barloworld since 2003. In 2004 and 2005 he won the South African National Road Race Championships.[1]
 Ryan Cox in 2005 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 April 1979 |
| Died | 1 August 2007 (aged 28) |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000 | Amore e Vita |
| 2001–2002 | Team Cologne |
| 2003–2007 | Barloworld |
Cox died at Kempton Park Hospital when the main artery in his left leg burst, three weeks after a vascular lesion operation in France for a knotted artery.[2]
Major achievements
- 2002 – Team Cologne
- 2nd – South African National Road Race Championships
- 3rd – South African National Time Trial Championships
- 2003 – Barloworld
- 1st, stage 1 – Circuit des Mines
- 2004 – Barloworld
- 1st overall – Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 1st, Stage 1
- 1st overall – South African National Road Race Championships
- 1st, Stage 4 – Giro del Capo hill-climb time trial
- 2nd overall – Tour de Langkawi
- 2005 – Barloworld
- 1st overall – Tour de Langkawi
- 1st, Stage 8
- 1st overall – South African National Road Race Championships
- 1st, Stage 6 – Tour of Qinghai Lake
- 2nd overall – Giro del Capo
- 2nd overall – UCI Africa Tour
- 2nd overall – UCI Asia Tour
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References
- "National Championship, Road, Elite, South Africa (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- Westemeyer, Susan & Stokes, Shane (1 August 2007). "Tragedy in South Africa as Ryan Cox passes away". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
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