South African cyclist

Ryan Rodney 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 & Vita–Giubileo 2000–Beretta 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.

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.

Major achievements

20004th Road race, National Road Championships20012nd Time trial, National Road Championships2002National Road Championships2nd Road race3rd Time trial20031st Stage 1 Circuit des Mines5th Tour du Doubs10th Overall Giro del Friuli Venezia Giulia10th Tour du Jura2004National Road Championships1st Road race4th Time trial1st Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake1st Stage 12nd Overall Tour de Langkawi9th Overall Giro del Capo1st Stage 4 (ITT)2005National Road Championships1st Road race2nd Time trial1st Overall Tour de Langkawi1st Mountains cl*ification1st Stage 82nd Overall UCI Africa Tour2nd Overall UCI Asia Tour2nd Overall Giro del Capo1st Mountains cl*ification6th Subida al Naranco10th Overall Tour of Qinghai Lake1st Stage 620063rd Overall Giro del Capo20075th Overall Giro del Capo

References

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