 His first significant result of the year was placing tenth in the Tour de Romandie.In June, he took part to the Critérium du Dauphiné, in which got a second place in the 6th stage and wore the yellow-blue jersey, which was lost the following day; after that, Nibali became the Italian National Champion for the second year in a row.He attacked during the last ascent and got the better of Francesco Reda and Diego Ulissi.