Fabian Cancellara showed in the Tour de Suisse stage from Bad Zurzach Oberriet after a clever race.

He took a five-second bonuses and improved in the overall standings from third to second place. Thus it is still nine seconds behind the leader Tadej Valjavec. Sprinter Mark Cavendish won a sprint stage in front of the Spaniard Oscar Freire and the Italians Francesvo Gavazzi.