These are the questions that the partners of the CICLE project invite you to debate at the project’s final conference on 14 October 2025 (9:00–12:30): Pedaling Forward : Building Inclusive and Professional Cycle Logistics in Europe
Through two round tables and field testimonies, the conference will highlight:
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The career paths, skills, and professional recognition needs of cycle logisticians and field actors;
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The barriers or obstacles to the inclusion of women and people of foreign origin in cycling and in the cycle logistics profession.
Particular attention will be given to the monitoring and implementation of recommendations at the European Union level.
On this occasion, the CICLE partners will present the project results, namely:
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An in-depth analysis of the sector in Europe, existing training programmes, and the skills required on the ground;
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An inclusive and tailored skills framework for bicycle courier trainers, co-constructed with different stakeholders across Europe, linking the profession to a set of well-defined skills aimed at better recognition at the European level;
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Inclusive promotional tools to address the lack of diversity within bicycle courier teams, by providing a better image and representation of the profession.
Whether you cycle out of passion or not at all, the cycle logistics profession requires skills and can be learned like any other trade.
Implemented since October 2023, the CICLE project aims to support the development of cycle logistics in Europe by professionalising bicycle courier training. The project focuses on the long-term development of a qualified training system and, consequently, on the recognition of cycle logistics as a professional activity on the one hand, and on the inclusiveness of training programmes on the other.
The CICLE project is co-funded by the European Erasmus+ programme.
