He won at the Dakar Rally in 2001 and 2002http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=2781184 South African Motorcyclist Dies at Dakar ABC News Sport January 9, 2007.
He died of a heart attack after a crash on 11 January 2005 on the 11th stage of the 2005http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SPORT/01/11/motorsport.death/index.html Rider Meoni killed on Dakar Rally CNN Sport January 12, 2005 Dakar Rally. Since the competitors did not want to continue racing the next day, the 12th stage of the rally was cancelled for all motorcycles in honor of Meoni.