While Markus Kaufmann and Jochen Käss concentrate on securing their overall victory, the Mennen/Hynek duo set off in pursuit of the stage win. They managed to do so with a lead of almost two minutes over second-placed Bartlomiej Wawak and Adrian Brzozka from Poland. The overall winners Kaufmann and Käss finish third. This victory puts the German-Czech duo Mennen/Hynek in third place overall. The Spaniards Alejandro Diaz de la Peña and Pedro Romero Ocampo finish in second place overall.

Lukas Buchli and Hansueli Stauffer step on the gas again after their unlucky day on stage five and finish the last section in a strong sixth place. Buchli and Stauffer finish 15th overall, while Mathias Flückiger starts the final stage with a torn ligament. With pain and a taped foot, he struggles through the last stage on almost one leg. Fittingly, Stirnemann comes into contact with a wire mesh fence and later crashes heavily. Despite this, the pair still manage 13th place, but slip back to sixth overall. Overall, Mathias Flückiger looks back on this week of racing with satisfaction and is convinced that he and Matthias Stirnemann will start the cross-country season stronger.

The Swiss mixed team with Milena Landtwing and Philipp Gerber also leaves nothing to be desired on the final stage. They win for the sixth time in a row and win the overall classification with a lead of over two hours. Norwegian Kristin Aamodt and Italian Daniel Jung came second. They also clearly beat third-placed Teresa Costa Sala and Jordi Quintanas Aumatell from Spain with a lead of over 40 minutes.www.andaluciabikerace.com