After leading for a good part of the the 2km route, they crossed the finish line second, 0.04 seconds behind Germany's Eric Knittel and Stephan Krüger, who completed the heat in 6:17:74.Špik and Čop completed the heat in the same time as Lithuania's Rolandas Mascinskas and Saulius Ritter. The semifinal is scheduled for Tuesday, while the final is to take place on 2 August.