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
Ryan Cox in 2005
Personal information
Born(1979-04-09)9 April 1979
 South Africa
Died1 August 2007(2007-08-01) (aged 28)
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Team information
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClimbing specialist
Professional teams
2000Amore e Vita
2001–2002Team Cologne
2003–2007Barloworld

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
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

References
  1. "National Championship, Road, Elite, South Africa (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. 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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