Dirtcast by the Pennsylvania Dirtbags
May 22, 2026 · 32 min · 13 segments
Beth Leasure-Hudson is a, USA Cycling Advanced Coach, UCI Sport Director, and a Masters National Champion Crit, Road, Gran Fondo, and Gravel racer. Beth and Bearcat dive deep into the world of road…
The, uh, you know, I, I wanted to ask you, because, you know, you say you qualify for Worlds, but how long, you know, how long have you been racing? My background on you is limited other than what Kyle told me, so I really just wanted to learn more about you, about bikes, you know, your career in cycling.
I've been racing since 1991, but I took time, uh, considerable time off for family, uh, responsibilities, so I had about 12 years off where I would just ride maybe 30 minutes for, um, my mental health.
I was dealing with, um, elder care issues, and that's very stressful and for e- on everyone in the family, and so it, it took its toll.
I'm kind of in the same boat with in terms of, you know, riding and training just with two young kids and-
I can't, you know, I can't put in the time to do the big 80, 100 mile rides, you know, once a week or whatever that is.
Um, but in that sense, I still feel like it kinda keeps my legs, uh, fresh enough, right? I'm not gonna be as fast as them, but I can still-
The, uh, you know, I, I wanted to ask you, because, you know, you say you qualify for Worlds, but how long, you know, how long have you been racing? My background on you is limited other than what Kyle told me, so I really just wanted to learn more about you, about bikes, you know, your career in cycling.
I've been racing since 1991, but I took time, uh, considerable time off for family, uh, responsibilities, so I had about 12 years off where I would just ride maybe 30 minutes for, um, my mental health.
I was dealing with, um, elder care issues, and that's very stressful and for e- on everyone in the family, and so it, it took its toll.
I'm kind of in the same boat with in terms of, you know, riding and training just with two young kids and-
I can't, you know, I can't put in the time to do the big 80, 100 mile rides, you know, once a week or whatever that is.
Um, but in that sense, I still feel like it kinda keeps my legs, uh, fresh enough, right? I'm not gonna be as fast as them, but I can still-
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