SD Walks was the only team to have all six members in the lead group in the Ghent-Wevelgem women's final, and they did their best to prevent a group sprint, launching attack after attack. However, their efforts were in vain this time, as several other teams stuck to a group finish and there was no strong wind to force a selection.

And when it came down to a sprint contest, Lotte Kopecký wanted to jump out from the steering of Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo), but teammates Elena Cecchini and Christine Majerus on the left side and Marianne Vos' Jumbo Visma on the right side in front The peloton split in two, with Kopecký going to the left and Balsamo to the right. Balsamo, the world champion, then moved back to the left side to catch up to Kopecky.

"I wanted to take Balsamo's wheel, but I couldn't find her. 'Luckily my teammate put me back in front, but my original plan was to come from behind. I wasn't fresh enough in the sprint."

Kopecky began her sprint with about 200 meters to go, but Balsamo quickly pulled alongside and passed the Belgian champion. In the last 50 meters, Vos and Maria Giulia Confalonieri (Serratigit-WNT) also passed him, leaving Kopecky with only an undeserved fourth place.

Kopecky, just before the 58km mark, developed the aggressive racing style that had worked so well for the team in Strade Bianche. Kopecký escaped with Anna Henderson (Jumbo Visma), Kasia Nieviadoma (Canyon-SRAM), and Liane Lippert (Team DSM). On the first climb of the Kemmelberg, they were joined by Marta Cavalli (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope), Henderson's teammate Colin Labecki, and SD Works' Marlen Reusser.

Chantal van den Broeck-Braak was the next SD Works rider to push hard on Baneberg, but to no avail; after climbing Kemmelberg for the second time, Christine Majerus briefly joined the lead group of three until the next group appeared.

In the last 30km through Ypres and into Wevelgem, the team did little to stop the attack, with Vandenbrouck-Braak and Cecchini particularly active, and Kopecký saving herself for the sprint. The most promising move came 12 km from the finish when Cecchini joined a 13-man group and opened a gap on the rest of the peloton.

Majerus also caught up to the group alone shortly after. However, after a lack of cooperation within the group, Trek-Segafredo eventually closed the gap again. Then 22-year-old Ronneke Uneken tried again with four riders in tow, but this too was sealed by Trek-Segafredo's chase. The team then switched to sprint preparation mode, but Kopecký chased the podium but came up just short.