Amy's Ride is a series of non competitive bicycle rides held in various states of

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, by the Amy Gillett Foundation, in the memory of

Amy Gillett Amy Elizabeth Gillett (; 9 January 1976 – 18 July 2005) was an Australian track cyclist and Rowing (sport), rower who represented Australia in both sports. She was killed when a driver crashed into the Australian squad of cyclists with whom ...

who died in a road accident in Germany. Money raised is spent on efforts to reduce the incidence of motorist/cyclist road accidents. The 2007 event around

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung language, Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in Victoria, Australia, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River (Victo ...

and the

Bellarine Peninsula The Bellarine Peninsula (Wadawurrung language, Wadawurrung: ''Balla-wein'' or ''Biteyong'') is a peninsula located south-west of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia, surrounded by Port Phillip, Corio Bay and Bass Strait. The peninsula, together wi ...

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, attracted 2700 riders and consisted of three options:Geelong Advertiser 2008
/ref> * Road route around the

* Bellarine Peninsula rail trail route * Circuits of the

Geelong Botanic Gardens The Geelong Botanic Gardens is a botanical garden in the city of Geelong, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The gardens are located within Eastern Park on the eastern outskirts of the central business district. They were established in ...

in Eastern Park,

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