60+ ACTIVE LIVING // STORY BY BRODY HILGENKAMP PHOTOGRAPHY BY BILL SITZMANN // DESIGN BY DEREK JOY
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LAZURE SPREADS THE MESSAGE TO BRING CYCLISTS TOGETHER L
ee Lazure was always physically active, running for a number of years until his knees started hurting. That’s when he decided he needed a new way to occupy his time and keep moving. He considered indoor pastimes, but was drawn to the outdoors; hunting or fishing didn’t provide much social interaction. Bicycling, however, checked all the boxes. It also granted him a new life endeavor and a new community. Lazure, 77, began his cycling journey nearly two decades ago when he bought a TREK 7200 Hybrid and started riding three or four miles per outing. He realized he liked riding because he could listen to music while he rode, and it was an enjoyable way to meet people.
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“Everybody who’s on a bicycle seems to get along with everybody else, and it’s a great social activity as well to just exercise,” he said.
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