The start of the stage was marked by a furious fight for the break. It took around before a break of 14 riders managed to escape from the peloton. Marta Bastianelli () tried to bridge up to the lead group but she was eventually reeled in. The break led by as much as two minutes, with and controlling the gap. With left, Joss Lowden () accelerated from the break but she was caught shortly after. The break's advantage soon gradually decreased, going down to around a minute where it stabilized for a while. On the descent of Route de Mollkirch, Anna Henderson () and Christine Majerus () attacked from the break but they were quickly caught. In the peloton, on the same descent, there was a crash that involved Lorena Wiebes (), Lotte Kopecky (), and Alena Amialiusik (). All three would get back on their bike although only Kopecky managed to get back to the peloton.
