The race started on
Maastricht's
Markt, the city's central market square, and finished in
Berg en Terblijt, totaling . The route, similar to the
2017 edition, was made up of four sinuous loops centering around
Valkenburg in the south of
Limburg. Only the final loop, long, was modified in order to search for more narrow roads. Organisers intended to make the race finale harder for a peloton to control. Maastricht and Valkenburg have been the start and finish locations of the Amstel Gold Race since 1998 and 2003, respectively, and engaged themselves to host the race until 2022. The route contained 35 categorised hills, usually short but with a varying gradient and coming in quick succession throughout the race. Since 2017, the uphill finish on the
Cauberg was abandoned, after it had been the last climb of the race for 14 years. Nonetheless, the Cauberg, the difficult and most iconic passage, was addressed three times during the race. The third crossing of the Cauberg came at to go and was followed only by the Geulhemmerberg at and Bemelerberg at from the finish. ==Teams==