Tinkoff-Saxo’s team captain Peter Sagan grabbed his second stage win of this year’s Tour de Suisse making it a total of 11 wins. A prime lead-out from his teammates sent Sagan off into the last 90-degree bend from where he powered towards the line. “It wasn’t too dangerous but it was very technical”, says Peter Sagan.
 
After taking a moment to thank his teammates immediately after the finish, Sagan explained how he had approached the stage finale.
 
“It was very crazy in the finale. We did a good lead-out train the last two-three kilometers, as in the headwind everybody wanted to be at the front. I took the penultimate turn to the left a little bit back but I gained more speed and I was in second position before the last turn thanks to great help from Bennati. I could start the last part of my sprint after the corner and I won the stage”, Peter Sagan says and adds:
 
“I am very happy and today my team once again supported me and thanks to them I could take my second stage win this year. It was a very technical finish but I don’t think that it was too dangerous. In fact, if everybody can be at the front it’s more difficult than if the front is stretched out”.
 
“I'm very happy with the result and I'd like to thank the entire team because they have executed the lead-out train at the finish. Ferdi Kübler and Hugo Koblet are the record-holders in the Tour de Suisse with 11 stage wins each and now I’m alongside them. Tomorrow, we will try to beat that record!".

Stage 6 from Wil to Biel had 193.1km on the menu in lumpy terrain. According to Tristan Hoffman, Tinkoff-Saxo sports director, the plan was to put everything on the line during the final kilometers.
 
“We’re of course very happy to take the second win here in Tour de Suisse and Peter showed once again that he has the technical skills in terms of bike handling on a tricky finish as well as the legs to win. This victory is the result of a great piece of teamwork, where the boys took to the front before the finish to position Peter and then Bennati took over and paid excellent attention in the lead-out. Our plan today was to stay calm in the peloton, protect Peter and then lead him out in the final technical sprint. The guys executed this strategy and Peter finished it off”, comments Tristan Hoffman before finishing:
 
“We of course aim to keep this momentum going and aim for top results. We know Peter has the shape and we are ready to give it our best during the coming days”.

Peter Sagan retains his lead in the points classification, while Daniele Bennati also finished in the top ten in 5th place.