Ryan Cox

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]

Ryan Cox

Ryan Cox in 2005
Personal information
Full name	Ryan Rodney Cox
Born	(1979-04-09)9 April 1979  South Africa
Died	1 August 2007(2007-08-01) (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 Tour of Qinghai Lake (2004) Tour de Langkawi (2005) One-day races and Classics National Road Race Championships (2004, 2005)

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]