Posted by admin on 11/5/07 in Amy Gillett-Safe/AIS Cycling Team
Sunshine Coast Daily: Lorian overcomes deadly crash
For gutsy Australian cyclist Lorian Graham, one of the really good things about competing in Noosa – apart from the enthusiastic crowds that pull her along when her legs tire – is the lack of one particular demon. And that is the motor car. As Brisbane-based Lorian […]
Posted by admin on 10/29/07 in Amy Gillett-Safe/AIS Cycling Team
Warrnambool Standard: Amy’s legacy
Before her tragic death in a 2005 accident elite cyclist Amy Gillett listed the Great Ocean Road as one of her favourite training grounds. Yesterday Amy’s parents Mary and Denis Safe took part in an emotional ride along the road as part of the inaugural Great Ocean Road Recreational Ride. […]
Posted by admin on 08/16/07 in Traffic Safety Issues, Amy Gillett-Safe/AIS Cycling Team, Cycling Advocacy News, Featured
Adelaide Advertiser: Road safety program launched
L-plate students have a chance to win a new Volvo C30 if they take part in a website questionnaire designed to build cyclist safety into driver education. In an Australian first, the new Road Right program has been designed by the the Amy Gillett Foundation to cut down the […]
Posted by admin on 03/15/07 in Traffic Safety Issues, Amy Gillett-Safe/AIS Cycling Team, Cycling Advocacy News
Adelaide Now: L-platers taught to live with cyclists
Learner drivers will be taught to share the road with cyclists through a new national program developed by the Amy Gillett Foundation. Launched by foundation patron and Formula One driver Mark Webber in Victoria yesterday, Road Right will be promoted by the Australian Driver Trainers Association and state/territory […]
Posted by admin on 12/7/06 in Amy Gillett-Safe/AIS Cycling Team
Border Mail: Ride to honour Gillett
Australia’s cycling elite and other sports stars will take part in a Brisbane to Gold Coast charity ride on Saturday in honour of Amy Gillett. Gillett died tragically last year when she was hit by an out-of-control car while training with her Australian team-mates near the town Zeulenroda in Germany […]
Posted by admin on 12/4/06 in Amy Gillett-Safe/AIS Cycling Team
SMH: Graham makes brave return to track
Lorian Graham said she had goose bumps as she prepared for her first race after the devastating accident in Germany that killed one of her training partners and injured four others. The former national road champion yesterday made her return to competitive cycling in front of a home crowd […]
Posted by admin on 12/1/06 in Amy Gillett-Safe/AIS Cycling Team
ABC: ABC Dominates 2006 Walkley Awards - 1 December, 2006
Also see Australian Story: “One Perfect Day”
Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) women’s cycling coach Warren McDonald talks for the first time about the crash which killed one of his team members and injured five others.
For the second year running, the ABC has won the prestigious Gold […]
Posted by admin on 11/6/06 in Amy Gillett-Safe/AIS Cycling Team
From the Amy Gillett Foundation
Amy’s Ride Queensland - Saturday 9 December 2006
The Portfolio Partners Southbank to Surfers 100km Ride will double bill as Amy’s Ride Queensland. Participants can choose from a 100km ride, starting at Southbank, or a 45km out-and-back, starting in Surfers Paradise, with both finishing on the Esplanade in Surfers Paradise. This is […]