After two consecutive runner-up finishes, Kate Richardson of Alba Development Road Team took victory on Stage 3 of Rás na mBan 2022.
The Scottish rider sprinted in at the head of a five-rider group after a 96 km stage from Portlaoise to The Cut in the Slieve Bloom Mountains.
Lieke Van Zeelst will carry the overall race lead into stage four from Kilkenny to Piltown after fending off all attacks on a third day in a row of demanding weather conditions.
