Background
He was born in Torre del Greco, Campania, and turned professional in 1998.
He was born in Torre del Greco, Campania, and turned professional in 1998.
That year he came in third in the and the Giro del Capo. He rode for the Saeco Macchine per Caffè team from 1998 to 2004. In 2005, the team merged with Lampre, with whom he came in second in the Giro del Veneto.
He rode for Lampre in the 2006 Tour de France and came in second in Stage 14.