That's not a pond but a f'ing ocean

There is a quote in bike racing when riders head over to the motherland of bike racing: Europe. It goes along the lines of, "When are you going across the pond?" or "Be careful on the other side of the pond". I was at Roswell and I was riding when a guy rolls up to me and says, "hey your david talbott right?" i was like dude yeah. then he was like dude that is cool. then he says when you are going to europe? i said tuesday. then he said a 4 letter word followed by an exclamation point with the phrase "well, good luck". for those who are visual learners: @*#%! Well, good luck! he seemed like an interesting fellow so i kept the convo rolling, "so have you raced across the pond?" hoping he would identify with the casual cycling lingo. he looked at me, completly serious, "that is not a pond but a f*ing ocean!!" (notice the two exclamation points). my response was complete and utter shock the only thing i could say was, "your absolutely right" and he just nodded his head in response. but i never got a chance to finish the conversation as there was a crash the next lap.

oh we won the race btw

well i am about to travel across the pond...i mean ocean so wish me the best of luck. this website will be visited a lot more frequently as boredom is a disease found in most american cyclists that usual are commonly found in 17-23 year olds. so expect updates. also i got a skype account. you need a headphone and something to talk into for us to communicate. my user name is david.g.talbott

later,
david