In 2027, Breaking Cycles becomes physical: one woman, one bicycle, an entire continent. Every climb, border, setback, and mile returns to the question at the heart of the project:
What are you willing to do differently to change what comes next?
WHAT HAPPENS ALONG THE ROAD
STORIES
Document first-person experiences through conversations, photographs and moments encountered along the route.
Create space for honest conversations about violence, addiction, recovery, and the experiences surrounding them.
CONVERSATIONS
Connect people with credible organizations, practical resources, and support that can help break the cycle.
CONNECTIONS
RESOURCES
Turn what is learned along the road into clearer paths toward support, recovery, intervention, and care.
Thousands of miles. One purpose carried forward.
Breaking Cycles returns in 2027, carrying the mission from Portugal to Turkey. The ride moves through Europe with one purpose at its core: bringing greater visibility to domestic violence, addiction, recovery, and what it takes to break the cycle.
THE JOURNEY AHEAD
YEAR
Summer 2027
START
Portugal
TRAVEL
Solo Bicycle Expedition
FINISH
Turkey
THE ROUTE
PORTUGAL → TURKEY
From the Atlantic edge of Europe to Turkey, Breaking Cycles 2027 will cross the continent through changing landscapes, borders, cultures, and communities.
The exact route is still taking shape, allowing the journey to evolve around the people, places, and partnerships that shape the road.
One Woman. One bicycle. One continent. One mission. Thousands of miles of opportunity.
A PARTNERSHIP THAT
CONTINUES
SHELTERED
YOGA
REACH. TEACH. LOVE.
Sheltered Yoga brings years of trauma-informed work, community outreach, and mental and behavioral health education to the partnership.
The organization that supported Breaking Cycles in 2018 returns in 2027 as its fiscal sponsor, giving the ride a trusted nonprofit home and making it possible for donations to support the work through a 501(c)(3) partner.
Before Portugal to Turkey, there were 5,400 miles across the United States.
In 2018, Breaking Cycles began with one woman, one bicycle, and a cross-country ride that carried the mission into prisons, jails, shelters, recovery programs, organizations, and communities across the country.
The route was only part of the story. What happened along the way became the foundation for the 2027 ride and the larger mission Breaking Cycles carries forward today.
WHERE IT STARTED
Breaking Cycles USA · 2018
Breaking Cycles was never built alone.
In 2018, businesses, organizations, brands, and individuals put real support behind a 5,400-mile mission.
They equipped the ride, opened doors, and helped carry the work into prisons, jails, recovery spaces, shelters, and communities across the country.
Nine years later, that support remains part of the foundation carrying Breaking Cycles into 2027.
THANK YOU
TO OUR 2018 SPONSORS
With gratitude
WHY YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS
BE PART OF WHAT COMES NEXT
Every mile. Every partner. Every dollar creates impact.
DONATE
Fuel the mission.
Help fund the journey, storytelling, outreach, resources, and work behind Breaking Cycles.
Power the miles.
Help equip thousands of miles from Portugal to Turkey, from the road itself to the gear that keeps the journey moving.
EQUIP THE RIDE
Expand the reach.
Organizations, advocates, hosts, media, creatives, and communities can bring their reach, expertise, and voice to the journey.
SPONSOR + PARTNER
FOLLOW THE JOURNEY
Follow the 2027 ride from Portugal to Turkey with stories from the road, route updates, and the people, places, and partnerships shaping Breaking Cycles along the way.
