🚴♀️ Pedal Powered Progress 🚴♂️
Have you ever thought of combining sport, travel, teamwork, and sustainability all in one activity? That’s exactly what bikepacking does – and it’s what our project Pedal Powered Progress is all about.
This KA182 project started in September 2025 with a job shadowing experience in Lisbon (9–13 September), where 4 members of Cloud Five got the chance to learn directly from our partner organisation, CJE Portugal, about how they work with youngsters through bikepacking and grassroots sports.
The project now continues with the coaching and assignment period (13–28 November 2025), when 6 sports staff from Cloud Five will travel again to Lisbon. There, they will take part in hands-on learning, discover new tools, and get coached on how to bring bikepacking activities back home to Gheorgheni.
🎯 What’s our goal?
By the end of the project, we want to create opportunities for youngsters aged 18–30 from Gheorgheni to actually practice bikepacking, not just hear about it.
✨ Our specific objectives are:
Help 10 Cloud Five members gain competences to better involve young people in bikepacking activities.
Raise awareness in Gheorgheni about the benefits of bikepacking through a 2-week online campaign and 2 biking events.
Share our new knowledge with at least 2 other organisations in Harghita county, so they can also create long-term bikepacking opportunities.
🌍 Why bikepacking?
Because it’s much more than just cycling. Bikepacking is about:
🟢 Staying active and healthy (physically and mentally).
🏞️ Connecting with nature in a sustainable way.
🤝 Practicing teamwork, adaptability, and resilience.
🚲 Promoting eco-friendly travel and green lifestyles.
🏡 What happens locally?
After the mobilities, the project will come alive in Gheorgheni and Harghita:
Two bikepacking events for local youngsters (18–30 years old).
An online awareness campaign on the benefits of bikepacking.
Dissemination events where we’ll share everything we learned with 2 local organisations.
The creation of a digital bikepacking community – a virtual space where enthusiasts can connect, plan rides, and grow the movement together.
🌱 The impact we expect
Through Pedal Powered Progress, Cloud Five will grow as an organisation, gaining the skills and capacity to organise bikepacking events and to empower youngsters to create their own. For Gheorgheni, this means a more active youth community, more green travel opportunities, and stronger connections between people and nature.
This project is a step towards making bikepacking not just a sport, but a lifestyle in our community – one that’s active, sustainable, and full of adventure.