Andrea Maida[1] (born 23 March 1964 in Loreo, Rovigo Italy) is an Italian former motorcycle speedway rider, who was a member of Italy's national team.
As a child prior to his speedway career he started practicing skating achieving several wins in provincial and regional championships.
Looking for more excitement, he devotes himself to karate gaining a brilliant third place in the Italian championship.
The love for bikes without brakes begins back in 1973 when he was 9 years old and he has his first encounter with this particular motoring.
[2] He finished third in the 1994 Italian Individual Speedway Championship behind Armando Castagna[3] before going on to become a five times champions of Italy.