Ryan Cox

Ryan Cox ( born April 9, 1979 in Kempton Park, Gauteng, † August 1, 2007 ) was a South African cyclist.

Ryan Cox began his career in 2000 at the Cycling Team Amore e Vita. After a year he moved to Cologne team for which he drove two years. Since 2003, Cox went for the British Professional Continental team Barloworld. His most successful year he had in 2005. Was not until he won the overall classification of the Tour de Langkawi and later he became a South African road champion. In the final Rating UCI Africa and Asia Tour, he came in second.

On 1 August 2007 Cox died from blood loss, which was caused by a ruptured artery in his left leg. Three weeks earlier, he had undergone an operation on this artery.

Achievements

2005

  • Tour de Langkawi
  • South African road champion

Team

  • 2000 Amore & Vita- Giubileo
  • 2001-2002 Team Cologne
  • 2003-2007 Team Barloworld
Amore & Vita Barloworld (cycling team) 2005 UCI Africa Tour 2005 UCI Asia Tour David George (cyclist) Ian McLeod (cyclist)
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