 Tiesj Benoot () took his first professional victory, after attacking from a chasing group to catch leaders Romain Bardet () and Wout van Aert () before dropping them in the final sector of dirt roads.Benoot soloed to victory by 39 seconds ahead of Bardet, who dropped van Aert in the final kilometre; van Aert, a three-time world elite cyclo-cross champion, ultimately completed the podium a further 19 seconds in arrears.As the race was only added to the UCI World Tour calendar in 2017, all UCI WorldTeams were invited to the race, but not obligated to compete in the race.