Personal information | |
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Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 11 December 1954
Died | 15 December 2009 | (aged 55)
Team information | |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
1979–1980 | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin |
1983–1985 | Highway Electrical |
1985–1991 | Southern Sun |
1990 | VW Fox-Imperial |
1991 | Snowflake-Blue Ribbon |
Alan van Heerden (11 December 1954 in Johannesburg – 15 December 2009) was a South African cyclist. [1] He was the first ever South African to win a stage of a Grand Tour.
He was killed in a car accident in 2009 at the age of 56. [2]