 As a result of both the early success and disappointments in his career, this allowed him to make the full-time switch to road cycling.A climber and time trialist, he was selected by for the 2005 Giro d'Italia and helped Paolo Savoldelli win, although failing to complete the course himself.After 2005 he joined the Swiss team, , where he began to build some of his best results, finishing fourth in the 2006 Volta a Catalunya and second in the 2006 Canadian National Time Trial Championships.