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 & 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