The match started with an early fall that immediately influenced the course. Jordi Warlop from Soudal Quick-Step, among others, was a victim and had to go to the hospital, where a concussion was later established. Due to the fall, the peloton broke into different groups, and it was an early course.
On the Kanaraeberg everything melted together again after a solid chase. Aimé de Gendt and Casper Pedersen tried to drive away, but on the Taaienberg it was Mads Pedersen himself who pulled through, with Mathieu van der Poel and Filippo Ganna in his wheel. The three locks with the leaders and formed a strong leader group.