The race started in Maastricht and finished in Berg en Terblijt, containing 17 categorized climbs, covering a total distance of 121.6 km.

[3] The race started on Maastricht's Markt, the city's central market square, and finished in Berg en Terblijt, covering 121.6 km.

In total, the route contained 17 categorized hills, usually short but with a varying gradient and coming in quick succession throughout the race.

From the top of the Cauberg, there was a 1.7 km run-in to the finish line in Berg en Terblijt.

Each team had a maximum of six riders:[5] Professional women's teams Race officials were unable to split  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) (WM3 Pro Cycling) and  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Orica–Scott) in the photo-finish for the third place.