With the Mallorca Challenge now a distant memory, Courtney and I are enjoying some quality time together on the island in Deia. I have written quite a bit about Deia in the past, but each time I come back I love it even more. The whole atmosphere is something very special. Taking in the fresh air with mountains behind you as you gaze out towards the open sea makes this very friendly village of 800 residents truly unique. The roads are quite amazing as well. Countless climbs dot the coast as you twist your way through the Tramuntana region of Mallorca.

For the long weekend we will be calling La Residencia home. Days spent out of the bike will be followed by some serious spa sessions! Not a bad life at all. My teammate, Vicente Reynes, has been kind enough to point us in all of the right directions in his hometown. Some amazing food and wine is to be had, as well as some rest and relaxation before it is off to Portugal for the Tour of Algarve next week. After my recent crash on the first day of Challenge Mallorca I am finally starting to feel back to normal. The stress and strains of crashing are never easy to bounce back from while racing, especially while racing in the mountains. So I was digging myself into a hole for the final two days of the race. Now with just an easy day or two I am back to normal and the legs are feeling good for the future.

Time for some blog housekeeping here. As some of you know I’ve been keeping my blog on & off for like 5 years. The reason I gave it such a big facelift is because in 2010 I plan on being more reliable than ever before in terms of writing about the season and snapping some good photos.

With my new commitment to blogging, I want to find a new name for it. “Journey of a Pro” has been the subtitle here for all 5 years, and I’m looking for something snappier, though for the life of me I’m stumped to come up with the new name.

So it’s time for a contest: Can you help come up with a great blog name? Submit your entry to namecraigsblog@gmail.com with your name and mailing address. My one request is that the name has no more than 16 characters (including spaces!)

The winner will get a few cool tokens of appreciation: I’ll send a signed ‘09 Team Columbia-HTC jersey, my race numbers from the ‘09 World Championships RR in Mendrisio, and the official race book from what’s maybe the prettiest race of the year: Giro del Piemonte. Also, my friends at Competitive Cyclist are donating a $100 gift card too. So it’s a pretty good stash of goodies.

The contest ends on Friday, December 4th at Noon EST so please get those entries coming!!