Ivan Santaromita

Ivan Santaromita (born 30 April 1984) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2006 and 2019 for the , , , , and teams.

His brother Mauro-Antonio and nephew Alessandro are also professional cyclists.

Career Born in Varese, Santaromita turned professional with in 2006 before moving to in 2008. In 2010, he took his first significant victory as a professional in the Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali, dominating the stage race as he won it with more than a minute-and-a-half of an advantage over Przemysław Niemiec.

In 2013, Santaromita won the third stage of the Giro del Trentino. He approached the finish line with Michele Scarponi and Paolo Tiralongo, the trio being the remnants of an early breakaway. Santaromita outsprinted the pair to claim his first victory since 2010. Santaromita left the at the end of the 2013 season, and joined for the 2014 season.

In 2014, Santaromita was the first rider to withdraw from the Vuelta a España on stage 7 after breaking a finger in a crash.

In 2015, he came in sixth position in the general classification of the Tour of Norway.

Major results

2005 4th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia 2007 10th Overall Tour de Georgia 2008 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Vuelta a España 2009 3rd Japan Cup 2010 1st Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 1st Stage 1b (TTT) 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 5th Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano 2012 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro del Trentino 2013

1st Stage 3 Giro del Trentino 5th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi 9th Giro di Lombardia 2014 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Giro d'Italia 2015 5th Prueba Villafranca de Ordizia 6th Overall Tour of Norway 2016 7th Overall Tour de Langkawi 2017 8th Pro Ötztaler 5500 9th Overall Tour of Slovenia 9th Giro dell'Appennino 10th Overall Tour of Japan 2018 4th Road race, National Road Championships 5th Japan Cup

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

+ Legend — Did not compete DNF Did not finish