Honours
- 2001
- 1st Stage 3 Tour de Luxembourg
- 2002
- 1st Overall Ronde van Nederland
- 1st Overall Tour de Berne
- 2003
- 1st Paris–Brussels
- 4th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2004
- 1st National Road Race Champion
- 1st Stage Tour de Luxembourg
- 6th Summer Olympics Road Race
- 2005
- 1st Overall Tour de Pologne
- 1st Stage 7
- 1st Points Classification
- 1st GP Chiasso
- 1st Trofeo Laigueglia
- 1st Stage 4 Settimana Ciclistica Internazionale "Coppi e Bartali"
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne
- 2nd Coppa Placci
- 2006
- 1st National Road Race Champion
- 1st Prologue Tour de Luxembourg
- 2007
- 2nd Overall Tour de Suisse
- 2nd Overall Tirreno–Adriatico
- 3rd Milano–Torino
- 3rd Overall Tour de Pologne
- 3rd Brabantse Pijl
- 7th Overall Tour de France
- 1st Stage 15
- 2008
- 1st National Time Trial Champion
- 1st La Flèche Wallonne
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta al País Vasco
- 1st Stage 4 Vuelta al País Vasco
- 1st Stage 6 Tour de Suisse
- 7th Overall Tour de France
- Held maillot jaune Stages 6-9
- Held maillot vert Stages 6-7 and 9
- 1st Stage 4
- 2009
- 1st National Time Trial Champion
- 1st Stage 7 Tour de Suisse
- 10th Stage 15 Tour de France
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