He also took his first stage in a Grand Tour by winning the 20th stage of the Giro d'Italia and won a stage and the overall classification of the Ster Elektrotoer.
Tiež vyhral svoju prvú etapu na Grand Tour, a to 20. etapu na Giro d'Italia a vyhral aj jednu etapu, ako aj celkovú klasifikáciu na Ster Elektrotoer.