Marianne Vos won the Ladies Tour of Norway ©Ladies Tour of Norway

Marianne Vos of The Netherlands triumphed in the fourth and final stage of the Ladies Tour of Norway to take the overall title. 

It was a third consecutive stage victory for the Dutch cyclist, who completed the 156.2 kilometre race from Svinesund to Halden in 3 hours 52min 24sec.

Trailing her was Marta Bastianelli, with fellow Italian Ilaria Sanguineti finishing third. 

Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos has won four UCI Women's World Tour titles this year, including La Course ©Getty Images
Dutch cyclist Marianne Vos has won four UCI Women's World Tour titles this year, including La Course ©Getty Images

The win saw Vos top the overall standings with 13:52:14, while Coryn Rivera of the United States was 29 seconds off the mark to come second and Leah Kirchmann of Canada was a further 41 seconds off the leader. 

It was Vos's fourth International Cycling Union Women's World Tour win of the year, having already triumphed in the Trofeo Alfredo Binda, Tour de Yorkshire and La Course. 

The next event to take place will be the GP de Plouay on August 31 in Bretagne.