Santaromita on Orica-GreenEdge tenure: The longer it went on, the worse it got

When Ivan Santaromita, then freshly crowned as Italian champion, announced in the summer of 2013 that he was leaving BMC for Orica-GreenEdge, he spoke hopefully of how his new team would "give him space to grow as a rider".

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.