During the first half of the season he also won stages at the Volta ao Algarve, Tirreno–Adriatico as well as the overall classification and a stage of both the Tour of Belgium and Ster ZLM Toer.
Počas prvej polovice sezóny taktiež vyhral etapy na Volta ao Algarve, Tirreno–Adriatico, ako aj celkovú klasifikáciu a etapu na oboch z pretekov Okolo Belgicka a Ster ZLM Toer.