I was born on the 11th of February 1984 in San Donà di Piave (near Venice) and now I live in Campodarsego (Padua) with my family.I began to ride on a bike early in my life and in the youth categories I got over than seventy wins.In the juniors category I won ten competitions, in the under 23 I ran for the Bata-Moser team and I won seven competitions.In 2005 I became a professional cyclist with the Androni Giocattoli team, in the same year I got my first victory and a lot of good placing. In 2007 I ran for the L.P.R. Team and I won the last stage in the Tour of Ireland, last year I was in the Cycle Collstrop team.My favourite competitions are the one day races and the spring Classics.