My name is Claudiu Moga. I am from Ineu, the county of Arad and I am 30 years old. I works as a translator, 1 year ago, I set up an translation office at home, for english and french. Before I was a teacher of english in the rural area of the county of Arad.
The passion of my life is cyclotourism that gradually turned into a “ modus vivendi “. In this field I managed to reach great performances and good results. I will describe a bit my evolution in this field:
In ’98 I had my first mountainbike and I started touring in the county of Arad. I mention that before I had already practiced 5 years of athletics and table- tennis.
In ’99 I managed to cycle in 8 counties. I was a student at Sibiu at “ Lucian Blaga “ University, at moderned applied languages and I started to ride my bike, between Ineu and Sibiu, almost every month. In 2000 I made a steady progress, cycling in 19 counties. In that year I made my first 2 tours over 1000 km each and in that year I managed to ride my bike the Transfagaras road ( the highest modernized, alpine road in Romania, that is over 2000 m high ). In the same year, during a cyclotouristical expedition of over 1500 km long, that took place in Romania, together with a few Romanian and foreign cyclotourists, on a climb going out of the municipality of Lugoj towards the town of Faget,in the Banat region, because of my ability to climb the hill first, I received the nickname: Pantani from the Charpatians ( Charpatycus ), from a Romanian downhill champion Gratian Dinu Bolog, from Timisoara. I could not even dream , at that time that after a few years I would become the Romanian with the most climbs by bike from The Charpatians and from The Alps and that the destiny would turn me into a cyclorepresentative of my country in this world. An essential year, indeed.
In 2001 I cycled in 15 counties, in 2002 in 14 counties and it was only in 2003 that I, finally, succeeded in touring all Romania by bike and fulfilling my ardent dream. In that year I cycled in 28 counties. In 2004, I toured Romania again, beating my own record, by cycling 2900 km in a single tour with 20 passes in The Charpatians; the Cycloclimber that was lying inside of me, began to emerge. In that year I cycled in 22 counties. In 2005, I toured Romania, again, cycling in 25 counties.
The following year was a crucial one, managing to beat all my previous records, succeeding to cycle about 8000 km in 7 consecutive tours in Romania, during all the summer and during the winter of 2006 – 2007, I cycled 3060 km in the county of Arad, my personal winter record. So I became an extreme cyclist.
I mention that during my first 8 years of cyclotourism, I went on my biketrips, spending only his own money, without any sponsors, being financially supported, in a modest but at a steady rate by my beloved parents, Mariana and Dan Moga, 2 hearty intellectuals, that eventually understood his passion. I want to thank them dearly for their prolonged effort.
2007, the year when Romania joined the European Union, coincided with the year of my recognition, after I returned from a 4500 km long European biketour that I made in 6 EU countries such as: Romania, Hungary, Slovenia, Austria, Italy and France. I managed to do this tour only in 47 days, having no day off, and following a very intricate and difficult itinerary through The Alps, where I conquered 42 passes, among which some of the highest from the entire Europe, such as: Iseran ( 2770 m ), Nivolet ( 2612 m ), Sella ( 2240 m ), Pordoi (2239 m), Petit Saint Bernard ( 2188 m), and so on. In that year I, finally, appeared in Tv reports and at news broadcast by Info Tv Arad and Realitatea Tv. In the same year I also became the first romanian member at a prestigious international cycloclimbing club, called B.I.G Challenge with its head office in Belgium. At this club, I have the best cycloclimbing results from all the 32 romanian members, that subscribed to this club due to my acrimonious effort to develop the cyclotourism and cycloclimbing in Romania. Shortly I became member in the promotion committee of this club with great results.
At the beginning of 2008, I became the only one romanian member to another international cycloclimbing club, called Unione Internationale dei Cicloscalatori ( UIC ), where I have the honour to be a colleague of the famous professional cyclists: Gilberto Simoni, Aldo Moser, Claudio Chiappucci and of the best italian cycloclimbers from all times. I also appeared on a live broadcast at Info Tv Arad in January and in a report at the weekly newspaper Banateanul. Besides, I am the first romanian whose article about his eventful and adventurous european biketour appeared in the yearly review of the B.I.G club. In 2008 I had 4 bike tours in Europe, 2 of them being of 3000km each, managing to cycle in 5 countries: Romania, which I toured for the 5th time, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Greece. So it was quite a good year. In autumn I appear in an article about my hobby in the National Journal, the best newspaper of Romania.
I already own some international certificates of cycloclimbing and I am appreciated by european specialists in this field.
I finds himself in the situation to represent Romania in the field of cycloclimbing and I am willing to do my best and to strive painstakinly in order to get to the top of the european hierarchy in this field.
For this sportive and cultural approach, and in order to properly represent Romania abroad, I need financial support.
For this year 2009, I have a very ambitious goal: I want to cycle in at least 15 countries in Europe more than 10 000km in a few biketours. This tours will include some of the highest passes in the Alps. I am determined to set a balkanic and a national record in the field of cycloclimbing. I have trained ardently and continuously for 10 years for this desideratum, whose achievement will depend upon the budget I will hopefully get.
I must admit that I speak fluently: English, French and Italian. I am very fond of nature, art and culture. I am cultivated and I owns a great collection of movies, photos and diaries from my own travels.
If you want to see them please press on the google:
You tube – Claudiu Moga
Claudiumoga’s photostream
Claudiumoga’s photos on webshots
Besides, I am an adamant militant for noble purposes such as: the decrease of the pollution by using unpolluting means of transportation, the drawing of the youngsters to practice some sports, the improvement and the promotion of the Romania’s image in the world, so on.
If there is anybody who wants to help me financially, please send me the money to my bank account on my name MOGA CLAUDIU DAN,
Cod SWIFT: BTRLR022ARA
Account lei: RO23BTRL00201201J62151XX
Account $: RO47BTRL00202201J62151XX
Acount €: RO95BTRL00201201J62151XX
I will undertake to represent and to promote his sponsors throughout Europe.
I want to thank in advance all my potential sponsors ! God bless Romania and Europe!
Best regards,
Claudiu Moga
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