The main competition was held over all six days, with 16 pairs of men competing to cover the largest number of laps in a series of
madison events. Points were also awarded in a number of other shorter events, such as derny and elimination races, with each 100 points awarding an extra lap. Alongside this, six sprinters raced every night in match sprint and
keirin races. There was also a women's
omnium event which took place over the final three days. British cycling legends
Bradley Wiggins and
Mark Cavendish attended the event for the first time, competing as a pair, but were defeated by reigning champions
Kenny De Ketele and
Moreno De Pauw and took second place instead. Both teams also competed at the
Six Days of Ghent later that year, where the order was reversed, with Wiggins declaring that to be his final competitive race. In the
omnium,
Katie Archibald dominated to win the overall standings, winning all of the individual events except for the 10 km points race.
Joachim Eilers won the sprinter's event. ==References==