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January 2010: Check our 2010 tours calendar!

We are proudly announcing the 2010 cycling tours calendar. Please check  it out on  http://carpatbike.ro/dates_prices.htm. We have new tours this year, more weekend events and we hope to increase our presence in the cycling tourism in Romania. Our tours  cover  also health &culinary tourism, wine tours  as well other sport activities to make your vacation diverse and complete. Travel on green wheels with us in 2010!

22nd of September 2009: “No cars day” in Bucharest

During the Worldwide Mobility Week, CarpatBike joined “Bate Saua” organization in a new urban event: “No cars day”.

7-9 August 2009: Transylvanian Geoquest event in Sighisoara

“Ancient bastions, towers, walls, streets, stairs and squares, bourgeois houses, old monasteries and churches, craftman's workshops and bridges. Experience geocaching in a medieval town, chasing riddles in the middle of Transylvania's hills.”
Together with “Dor de duca” and “Geocaching Romania” associations, CarpatBike is  partner for the event supported by Karspersky, Tissot and MyPoster.CarpatBike is organizing the cycling track for the geocaching event around Sighisoara.  85 geocachers from 6 countries had a great time in the old citadel of Sighisoara.

31st of May 2009: CarpatBike is one of the  partners for the “Non-smoking day 2009”

Together with “HELP” association, CarpatBike was partner and organizer of the cycling event during the “Non-smoking day”held on 31st of May in Bucharest. We provided bikes for the cycling contest and support  for the contest.

1-2 May 2009: CarpatBike together with “Mereu aproape”  and “Bate Saua sa priceapa iapa” associations are organizing a new “Velorutia” event

“The Velorution march” started 1st of May in Bucharest and finished 2nd of May in Constanta with more than 100 participants. CarpatBike  supported this initiative by organizing the accommodation of participants in Amara resort, facilitating the transport, offered bikes and actively participated in the promotion of bicycle as  a holiday  activity. We are proud partners and organizers of the event and we aim to suppor the 2010 March as well.

April 2009: CarpatBike joined AIESEC Bucharest in “Bucurestiul fluiera fault. Din nou” CSR event, supported  by Petrom, REBU, “Youth In Action” association and Carrefour Romania. More than 600 volunteers participated to this social event in Bucharest.

February 2009: CarpatBike and “Bate Saua sa priceapa Iapa” association are partners in a new bike campaign for Raiffeisen Bank Romania

As a continuation of a similar project started in 2008 by Petrom, CarpatBike has recently supported the project initiated by the association ” Bate Saua sa priceapa Iapa” and Raiffeisen Bank,  which promotes ecological transportation in the city and bike usage when going to work. The aim is to generate a major change in citizens’ urban behavior and promote the bicycle as an alternative and ecological means of transportation. Based on the 2008 Petrom case study, the project scope is the installation of bicycle racks in all Raiffeisen Bank offices in Bucharest. We are happy to have supported such an ecological initiative for the second year.

January 2009: Check our 2009 tours calendar!

We are proudly announcing the 2009 cycling tours calendar. For 2009 we have prepared two new tours through Transylvania. Check our 2009 tours and prepare your holiday with us.

June 2008, CarpatBike and Bate Saua support bike to work campaign for Petrom company

CarpatBike has recently supported the project intiated by the Association” Bate Saua sa priceapa Iapa” and Petrom company, that promotes ecological transportation in the city and bike usage when going to work. The aim is to generate a major change in citzens’ urban behaviour and promote the bicycle as an alternative and ecological means of transportation. Its implementation at Petrom will serve as a case study and could be implemented in other companies as well. Thus, representatives of the Association proposed the installation of bicycle racks in all Petrom offices from Bucharest and Ploiesti cities. The project continued with the organization of a special event with the occasion of the World Environment Day, where mass media representatives and Petrom employees took part in a contest on bike. We are happy to have supported such an ecological initiative for the biggest company in Romania.

Partnership for cycling development in Romania

“CarpatBike is joining the educational campaign “Velorution” for the development of urban cycling in daily transport. Initiated by the Association ” Bate Saua sa priceapa Iapa”, the revolution on two wheels promotes the benefits of bike usage in daily transport and has as main target Bucharest citizens. The aim is to generate a major change in citzens’ urban behaviour and promote the bicycle as a social benefit and value. Its implementation in Bucharest will serve as a case study and could be implemented in the rest of the country as well. It will include a radio and press campaign, outdoor and print media, interviews and documentaries for radio and TV as well as additional communication via blogs and online groups. CarpatBike will support and promote the activities of the campaign as well as finding financing opportunities that would support cycling development in Romania.” More information on the campaign may be found at the following link, www.velorutia.ro”

Where will you be cycling with us in 2008?

Carpatbike is proudly announcing its first tours for 2008. We will be taking you to the beautiful region of Maramures in the Northern part of Romania, to the Hungarian ethnic villages in Harghita and Covasna counties and to the beautiful Rarau mountains from Bucovina. Soon we will be preparing tours along the Danube Delta, to the enchanting fortified churches from Transylvania or to explore the Northern Moldavian monasteries.