sentences:  In March, he won a stage of the Three Days of West Flanders, which he finished second overall, 5 seconds behind Jimmy Casper.Two weeks later, he won the Tour of Groene Hart, then finished fourth in the Grand Prix de l'Escaut.On good form, he won three more stage wins during the rest of the season in the Tour of Belgium, the Ster Elektrotoer and the Eneco Tour.