Alan Van Heerden | |
Birth Date: | 11 December 1954 |
Birth Place: | Johannesburg, South Africa |
Discipline: | Road |
Role: | Rider |
Proyears1: | 1979–1980 |
Proyears2: | 1983–1985 |
Proteam2: | Highway Electrical |
Proyears3: | 1985–1991 |
Proteam3: | Southern Sun |
Proyears4: | 1990 |
Proteam4: | VW Fox-Imperial |
Proyears5: | 1991 |
Proteam5: | 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]