Alessandro Piu
FAST FACTS
age: 23
a.k.a: Piuz
d.o.b: 22 June 1989
born: Sardegna
resides: Cagliari ( South Sardegna )
parents: Bruno & Lia , Nonno e nonna , Carla , Laura , Michele.
siblings: Marco Piu
offspring: One day !
hobbies: Fishing, play guitar , Filming , snowboarding , run in the nature , ocean sports.
website: www.alessandropiu.com
VITALS
weight: 74 kg height: 1,75 m
stance: Regular
Sponsors: Quiksilver, DC shoes, Decarbonated sports, WIPEOUTsurfshop, SurftoLive.
Surf Movie Out : One Hundred and Twenty Months
shaper: RT SurfBoards
Magic stick: 5’10 x 18 ’20 x 2’25
Home break: Of course Su Poetto. Where I live there are lot of differents spots everyone close to the other. Su Poetto is the beach breack in front of my house where I can surf always if I don’t wanna take my car and start driving !
Favorite waves: Traveling you can surf lot of good waves, I love the waves where you can have a tube and then an air section! Many people like that I think ahah.. But in France of course La Graviere !
Favorite maneuvers: Air reverse Double grab . Also air reverse in the first section of the wave , having a nice open maneuver. Make style carves with speed on the clean part of the wave. And of course barrels…!
Favorite surfers: Taj , Craig , Jordy , Matt Meola.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
2012 Italian National Champion
Lacanau Pro Junior: 25th
Best result for the Team Italia at ISA Junior Games California/ Brasil.
Two Italian National Titles