Britain's Zoe Backstedt showcased her sprinting prowess by winning stage three of the Tour de Suisse Femmes on Friday in Bad Ragaz. The 21-year-old Welshwoman executed a powerful finish, taking advantage of an excellent lead-out from her team.

The stage, primarily flat, saw a breakaway caught with 19km remaining. Backstedt expressed her gratitude, stating, "My whole team did an amazing job today and truly I couldn't have done it without them." Despite initial nerves when the breakaway formed without her team, she remained confident as they managed to reel it back in time for the sprint.

This victory marks Backstedt's ninth professional win. However, she is not in contention for the overall title, sitting over 16 minutes behind the Italian leader Elisa Longo Borghini.

In the overall standings, fellow British rider Lauren Dickson holds second place, just 25 seconds behind Longo Borghini, despite a crash where she clipped the barriers with her pedal 3.5km from the finish. All riders involved in the crash were awarded the same time under the final 5km rule.