The teams that participated in the tour were: The first stage began in fine weather at 12.30 pm.

Rochelle Gilmore (Australia) of Lotto Honda won the stage, the points standings and the gold jersey with a 5-second advantage over Giorgia Bronzini (Italy).

The breakaway group included four HTC Highroad riders (Ellen van Dijk, Charlotte Becker, Chloe Hosking (in the white jersey) and Adrie Visser); three Garmin–Cervélo riders (Alex Rhodes, Trine Schmidt, Iris Slappendel and Loes Gunnewijk (Holland)).

The first intermediate sprint at 41.5 km was won by Van Dijk who was 45 seconds ahead of the main group.

In the first passage about the final circuit in Lusail, seven riders had a lead of one minute and fifty-five seconds.

Megan Guarnier (USA) made a number of attempts to break away before achieving a lead at 28 km.

As the pack moved closer, Cooke and De Goede broke away in the final 5 kilometers but their effort failed when the peloton caught them at 2 km from the finish.

The leader of the general class received a golden jersey and first place in the race.

The best youth (a cyclist born after 1 January 1987) received a blue jersey.

[7] [8] [9] Chloe Hosking (AUS) Charlotte Becker (GER) Adrie Visser (NED) Emilia Fahlin (SWE) Evelyn Stevens (USA) Official website