Ryan Cox

Ryan Cox

Personal information
Born	9 April 1979  South Africa
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 team(s)
2000	Amore e Vita
2001–2002	Team Cologne
2003–2007	Barloworld
Infobox last updated on 1 August 2007

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]

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

References

1. "National Championship, Road, Elite, South Africa (Men)". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
2. Westemeyer, Susan and Stokes, Shane (1 August 2007). "Tragedy in South Africa as Ryan Cox passes away". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2007-08-01.

External links

• SA cyclist Ryan Cox dies
• Profile on Ryan Cox's Official Site
• Thank you Ryan, we will never forget you
• SA cyclist Cox loses fight for his life