Without Pauline Ferrand-Prévot, who was unable to start due to illness, Team Visma | Lease a Bike Women immediately made their presence felt. Daniek Hengeveld and Lieke Nooijen both tried to get a breakaway going, but neither attempt was successful.
In the peloton, the focus shifted to the tough finale, which featured two climbs. On the final climb, Van Dam was well positioned at the front by her teammates. The Canadian fought hard, but ultimately just could not follow the GC contenders. Van Dam crossed the finish line in a strong seventh place.