The course consisted of four laps of a 20 kilometres (12 mi) course, and was won by Britain's Louise Mahé.

[2] The race was won by Dutch rider Kirsten Wild in a bunch sprint, after the breakaway was caught with 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to go.

[4] The event was won by Lizzie Deignan, who defied team orders to wait for the sprint finish, and broke away from the peloton 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the end of the race.

[5][6] In September 2017, it was announced that the 2018 Women's Tour de Yorkshire would be increased to two days.

[10] Defending champion Megan Guarnier did not compete as she was only racing in North America during the 2019 season.