Palmares

2nd, Italian national road race championship, 2007
1st, stage 5, Vuelta a España, 2000

2008
5th, stage 4, Tour of Qatar

2007
2nd, Italian national road race championship
3rd, stage 6, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
6th, stage 11, Tour de France
7th, stage 10, Tour de France

2006
3rd, stage 3, Ster Elektrotoer
7th, GP della Costa Etruschi
8th, Paris-Bruxelles

2005
5th, stage 5, Dauphiné Libéré
9th, stage 2, Tour Mediterranean
9th, stage 4, Paris-Nice

2004
4th, stage 3, Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente
3rd, Italian national road race championship
6th, stage 7, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
6th, Giro di Romagna
7th, stage 1, Etoile de Besseges
7th, stage 2, Tour de Belgium
8th, Trofeo Laigueglia

2003
1st, Coppa Sabatini
2nd, stage 1, Giro Rivera Ligure Ponente
2nd, stage 2, Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente
2nd, stage 17, Tour de France
3rd, stage 3a, Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente
4th, GP Chiasso
4th, Giro Della Provincia Di Reggio Calabria
5th, stage 2, Volta Ciclista a Catalunya
6th overall, Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente
6th, stage 4, Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente
6th, Giro Friuli
6th, Giro di Romagna
7th, stage 7, Tirreno-Adriatico

2002
1st, GP Industria e Comercio Carnaghese
3rd, stage 1, Due Giorni Marchigiana
3rd, stage 13, Vuelta
5th, GP Pino Cerami-Wasmuel
5th, stage 2, Vuelta
6th, stage 1, Tour of Germany
6th, stage 3, Tour de France
7th, stage 2, Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente
7th, stage 3, Paris-Nice
7th, stage 2, Tour of Germany
7th, stage 17, Vuelta
8th, stage 7, Tour of Germany
9th, stage 5, Tour Mediterranean
9th, stage 7, Paris-Nice
9th, Milan-San Remo
10th, stage 4, Tour of Qatar

2001
1st, Giro del Lago Maggiore
1st, stage 1, Brixia Tour
4th, stage 2, Giro Riviera Ligure Ponente
5th, stage 2, Giro della Provincia di Lucca
10th, stage 21, Giro d’Italia

2000
1st, stage 5, Vuelta
4th, stage 1, Volta a Comunidade Galega
4th, stage 13, Vuelta

1999
2nd, stage 5, Tour de Pologne
4th, stage 5, Circuit Cycliste de la Sarthe
4th, stage 5, Vuelta a Burgos
5th, stage 2, Vuelta a Burgos
5th, Trofeo Luis Ocana
7th, stage 2, Volta a Comunidade Galega
8th, stage 4, Volta a Comunidade Galega
8th, stage 1, Tour de Pologne
10th, stage 3, Circuit Cyliste de la Sarthe

Biography

The “Boss” has been racing professionally since 1999, when he joined Cantina Tollo. He joined Lampre in 2004 but moved to Fassa Bortolo, then later, Tenax. For the 2007 season he reunited with Lampre.