 Ryan Cox in 2005 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Rodney Cox |
| Born | 9 April 1979 South Africa |
| Died | 1 August 2007 (aged 28) |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional teams | |
| 2000 | Amore & Vita–Giubileo 2000–Beretta |
| 2001–2002 | Team Cologne |
| 2003–2007 | Barloworld |
| Major wins | |
Stage races
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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.[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]
