The 166.7 km stage from Dison to Eupen began with an eight-rider break — Samuel Flórez, Pim Ronhaar, Kristians Belohvosciks, Anton Lennemann, Théo Demarcin, George Wood, Jonah Killy and Robin Kull — that splintered after halfway before being caught with 23 km to go. Kim Heiduk had started the day in the race lead, three seconds up on Jordi Meeus, Ben Oliver and Laurence Pithie, with the GC still wafer-thin. Jordi Meeus flatted before the catch but chased back. Riley Sheehan (NSN) attacked inside the final 6 km and led into the closing stages, with Pithie also active from 4 km out, but Arnaud De Lie timed his sprint perfectly, launching inside the last 500 m to come over Sheehan in the final straight. Ben Oliver took third at four seconds, protecting his GC position. It was an emotional, hard-fought win for the Belgian on home roads.

De Lie's stage win and Oliver's third place kept the overall razor-thin heading into the decisive final day. Ben Oliver, Riley Sheehan, Arnaud De Lie and Laurence Pithie were all separated by roughly ten seconds, leaving the Aubel finale — and its bonus sprints — to settle the title.