97-year-old Iowa man to participate in 500-mile race
- Clarence Boesenberg is preparing to participate in RAGBRAI
- Boesenberg: “We have a great time. It’s just a great thing.”
- He credits his long life to riding; he’s clocked over 110,000 miles biking
(NewsNation) — At 97 years old, Clarence Boesenberg bikes daily; he’s clocked more than 110,000 miles.
After a year off, his next challenge is RAGBRAI, an eight-day festival of bicycles. However, Boesenberg will only participate in three days of the 500-mile race.
“There’s 10 to 20,000 bikes, ride across the state every year,” Boesenberg said. “We just have a great time. We stop in all the little towns on the way and camp overnight. So, it’s just a great thing.”
Boesenberg said he became interested in biking when he started to have issues with his knees.
“I found that the bike — it didn’t bother my knees,” he said.
Boesenberg’s advice to the youth is to “say active,” as he credits biking for his longevity.
