Sprint specialist Peter Sagan of Slovakia equalled a Tour de Suisse record with his 11th career stage win in the 82-year-old race as Thibaut Pinot retained the overall lead on Thursday.
Sagan's victory in a 193km sixth stage from Wil to Biel put him with Swiss greats Hugo Koblet and Ferdi Kuebler, who raced in the 1940s-50s.
The Tinkoff-Saxo rider outpaced Jurgen Roelandts of Belgium and Alexander Kristoff of Norway after more than four and a half hours in the saddle.
Pinot conceded five seconds in the overall standings to Geraint Thomas of Britain, who placed 11th and trails the Frenchman by 42 seconds.
The nine-day race, the last major warm-up for the Tour de France, should be decided in a final time-trial stage on Sunday.
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