| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 9, 1979 South Africa |
| Died | August 1, 2007 (aged 28) |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (140 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climbing specialist |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2000 2001–2002 2003–2007 |
Amore e Vita Team Cologne Barloworld |
| Infobox last updated on August 1, 2007 |
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Ryan Cox (9 April 1979 – 1 August 2007) was a South African professional road racing cyclist. He had been cycling since 1987 but 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. 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.[1]