In the final of the race
Anna van der Breggen and
Iris Slappendel rode away from the chasing group. 16 km before the finish, after riding the VAM mountain for the last time, Van der Breggen rode away from Slappendel. Van der Breggen got an advantage of over 1' 30" on the chasing group. It was the Dutch
Ellen van Dijk from
Boels–Dolmans Cycling Team who closed about the whole gap and launched teammate
Lizzie Armitstead, who rode to Van der Breggen. Armitstead outsprinted Van der Breggen in the final and won the race. Armitstead said after the race that it was her best achievement after winning silver at the
2012 Summer Olympics and thanked
Van Dijk for chasing down Van der Breggen.[1]