Ruth Winder moves into race lead with sprint victory on stage three of the Women's Tour Down Under 2020

The American now takes a seven-second buffer into the final stage four

Ruth Winder wins stage three of the Women's Tour Down Under 2020 (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

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Ruth Winder (Trek-Segafredo) won the sprint finish on stage three to move into the leader's jersey at the 2020 Women's Tour Down Under.

The American national road race champion saw off Liane Lippert (Sunweb) and Lauren Stephens (TIBCO-SVB) to cross the line first, picking up time bonuses and moving into the race lead, displacing Amanda Spratt (Mitchelton-Scott) who finished tenth on the stage.

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