The final traditionally consisted of a local loop with the Waseberg as the highlight. There the race ignited. Tosh Van der Sande and Mick van Dijke followed a series of attacks, but three riders broke away after the final passage. Kooij rejoined the chase after the climb. However, the ZLM Tour winner could not sprint for the win after a frantic chase and subsequent merge.

"Unfortunately, it was not a day for a top classification”, sports director Robert Wagner said. "We were unlucky towards the end. Lennard Hofstede and Timo Roosen retired with punctures, and Jos van Emden retired after a crash. Fortunately, he is okay. That left us a few riders short to position Olav properly after the Waseberg. Tim van Dijke did an excellent job for him, but in the final kilometres, Olav was on his own. It took too much effort. We started here with several young riders, which was a useful experience. Next year we will come back for a better classification.”