a race that he later had great success in. Mollema finished off the season with a 7th place at a rainy Giro di Lombardia. 2013 season In 2013, Mollema carried some good form finishing 2nd in the Vuelta a Murcia, 3rd in the Vuelta a Andalucía, and 4th in the Criterium International. In the Tour de Suisse, Mollema won stage 2 marking his first victory in 2013. After having a strong ride in the mountains, Mollema entered the final time trial in 4th position. He later moved up into 2nd that day. Mollema's good form continued at the Tour de France, where he finished fourth on the first mountain stage to Ax 3 Domaines to rise to fourth in the general classification. He finished eighth on the next stage and rose to third overall after Richie Porte lost more than 18 minutes. On stage 13 he rose to second in general classification when Alejandro Valverde lost almost 10 minutes after suffering a puncture with approximately left, while also gaining over a minute on Froome's lead. However, he lost time in the last week and finished 6th in the general classification. Mollema also rode the Vuelta a España. He won Stage 17 of the race by attacking from the peloton 500 metres from the line, and holding off the chasing pack led home by Edvald Boasson Hagen (). 2014 season At the Tour de France, Mollema sat seventh overall heading into the penultimate stage, an individual time trial in length. However, riding a new Bianchi for the first time, Mollema could only place in 140th position and slipped to tenth overall in the general classification, 21 minutes and 24 seconds behind the winner, Vincenzo Nibali. He quickly redeemed himself one week later, where he took his first podium at Clásica de San Sebastián, when he finished 2nd just behind Alejandro Valverde. Trek Factory Racing (2015–present) At the end of the 2014 season, Mollema left to join . 2015 season In March 2015, Mollema finished second overall behind Nairo Quintana () at Tirreno–Adriatico. Mollema finished seventh overall in the Tour de France. In September 2015, Mollema won the Tour of Alberta stage race in Canada. 2016 season On Stage 12 of the Tour de France, Mollema bridged across to an attack by race leader Chris Froome () and Richie Porte () on Mont Ventoux, and was the only general classification contender able