It was the forty-fifth running of the Tour de Wallonie, starting on 28 July in La Louvière and finishing on 1 August in Waremme.

[2] The leader of the classification received a yellow jersey;[3] it was considered the most important of the 2018 Tour de Wallonie, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race.

[2] There was also a separate classification for the intermediate sprints,[2] rewarding a purple jersey.

[3] Points towards the classification were accrued – awarded on a 5–3–1 scale – at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification as noted above.

[2] Finally, the leader in the classification for young riders, wore a red bib number.