He finished third in the prologue and was well placed in the following stages when in the fifth stage the front of the peloton split in the strong crosswinds and left him 14 minutes behind the leaders.
Skončil tretí v prológu, a taktiež sa dobre umiestnil v nasledujúcich etapách, aj napriek tomu, že v piatej etape čelo sa pelotónu rozdelilo po silnom účinkovaní protivetra a nechalo ho 14 minút za lídrami.