The second road stage of the Danish race covered just 110 kilometres, partly due to the long transfer the riders had to make after the opening stage. A few riders tried their luck in the early breakaway, but in the end the race inevitably came down to a bunch sprint.

Zingle was well positioned at the front thanks to his teammates, but lost a few places in the final kilometre. He managed to fight his way back to the front of the peloton and crossed the line in third after a strong sprint.

“It was a good day for us today”, said sports director Maarten Wynants afterwards. “We wanted to go for the sprint. It’s a strong field here, so we had to be realistic. Beforehand we told ourselves that a podium finish would be a good result. We wanted to put Axel in the right position, which we managed partly. He still made his own move to get onto the wheels of the competition. We’re satisfied with today’s result. Tomorrow we’ll aim for a strong time trial with Axel. Hopefully that will lead to a good position in the general classification.”