It was another close call for the day's victory - at least among the first two teams. Markus Kaufmann and Jochen Käss from Germany beat Kristian Hynek (CZE) and Robert Mennen (GER) by just 18 seconds after a good three hours of riding. Third-placed Spaniards Jose-Maria Sanchez and Francesco Guerra are already more than five minutes behind. However, the victorious duo are not always in a leading position. Due to an unclear route, some teams are suddenly ahead of the overall leaders. Only after just under a third of the stage do the two regain the top position.

The Swiss participants put in a good performance. After their eighth place on the first day, Mathias Flückiger and Matthias Stirnemann finished in fifth place and also moved up to fifth position in the overall classification. The Buchli/Stauffer duo also got off to a better start. After a difficult first stage, the two Swiss finish in sixth place. The cold conditions and the snow in the higher parts of the course seem to suit them both. Lukas Buchli and Hansueli Stauffer also made a leap forward in the overall standings and now occupy eleventh intermediate place.

Milena Landtwing and Philipp Gerber are clearly in the lead. The Swiss mixed duo also won the second stage with a 27-minute lead. The Norwegian-Italian duo of Kristin Aamodt and Daniel Jung are already 47 minutes behind in the overall standings.

The third stage, which starts and finishes in Andújar, rides over 70 kilometers and a good 1,600 meters of altitude.

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