wins that did not materialize during those attacks. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. Major results 2003 1st Road race, UEC European Under-23 Road Championships 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 1st GP Inda-Trofeo Aras Frattini 1st Trofeo Gianfranco Bianchin 1st GP Kranj 5th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo 2004 1st GP Kranj 1st Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften Giro delle Regioni 1st Stages 2 & 4b 2nd Menton–Savona 7th Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships 8th Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo 2005 3rd Firenze–Pistoia 4th Overall Uniqa Classic 4th GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 4th Giro del Veneto 4th Coppa Placci 5th Coppa Ugo Agostoni 7th Trofeo Città di Castelfidardo 8th Trofeo Melinda 10th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie 2006 1st Coppa Sabatini 2nd Trofeo Melinda 2nd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 4th Trofeo Laigueglia 4th Coppa Placci 5th Overall Brixia Tour 8th Memorial Marco Pantani 2007 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1st Coppa Sabatini 1st Stage 2a Brixia Tour 3rd Firenze–Pistoia 4th Grand Prix de Wallonie 9th Clásica de San Sebastián 9th Giro di Lombardia 2008 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Andalucía 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 2nd Trofeo Pollença 2nd Grand Prix Pino Cerami 2nd Grand Prix de Wallonie 2nd Memorial Cimurri 2nd Japan Cup 4th Brabantse Pijl 4th Giro di Lombardia 5th Coppa Ugo Agostoni 9th Tre Valli Varesine 2009 1st UCI Europe Tour 1st Coppa Ugo Agostoni 1st Trofeo Melinda 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 1st Stage 2 Tour of Slovenia 2nd Gran Premio Bruno Beghelli 2nd Coppa Sabatini 2nd Memorial Marco Pantani 3rd Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese 5th Overall Giro di Sardegna 5th Overall Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali 1st Stage 1b (TTT) 6th Giro del Friuli 6th Monte Paschi Strade Bianche 6th Giro della Romagna 6th Memorial Cimurri 8th Gran Premio Nobili Rubinetterie 8th Japan Cup 9th Coppa Bernocchi 9th Giro del Veneto 2010 1st UCI Europe Tour 1st Road race, National Road Championships 1st Overall Tour of Turkey 1st Stages 3 & 4 1st Classica Sarda 1st Stage 1 Tour de Luxembourg 1st Stage 1 (TTT) Brixia Tour 2nd Overall Tour of Slovenia 2nd Gran Premio Città di Camaiore 3rd Trofeo Melinda 3rd Giro della Romagna 3rd Coppa Sabatini 4th Giro dell'Appennino 4th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio