Born in Motta di Livenza, Italy, Luca came to Canada at the age of 7 where he began his cycling career. Competing for Canada, Luca's career highlights include the 1987 Junior World Championships, member of the 1988 Olympic Games Team and the 1989 World Championships Team. Luca's success on the International stage and racing for a team in Belgium earned him a spot on the 1999 Nutra-Fig Pro Cycling team competing out of the USA. Segato capped off his career by competing for Brazil Racing from 2003-2005 before retiring from the sport.