Ivan Santaromita, who abandoned the race at the Tour de Pologne this Friday, explained he did not extend his contract with Orica GreenEDGE Cycling team according to Cyclingnews. The Italian rider said distinctly he does not want to stay with his current team.

"My contract is finished and I don’t want to stay with the team. Both parties are happy to close the contract. I want to change – I’m looking for a good team where I can find new motivation because here I lost my way and I lost my motivation." 

He added he will explain why exactly things had gone off track when he will sign with a new team. 

Santamorita lost his motivation in unhappy pairing. "I think we have two mentalities that are opposite with Italian and Australian – that’s just how it is," he said, shrugging his shoulders. "Also because I didn’t do the Giro, the Tour and now I don’t do the Vuelta. I’m a Grand Tour rider so this wasn’t good for me. For me it has been hard to show myself because I come here [to Poland] with 30 races this year. I haven’t raced a lot and this is also a problem for me."

"Now I have contact with two teams and we will see what happens. In the past I always worked for a great champion, like Nibali when we won the Vuelta, or with Cadel Evans when we won the Tour. I think there is a big rider who will want someone who can work for him – I’m ready.”