Iljo Keisse and Glenn O'Shea won the Gent Six after their big rivals Kevin De Ketele and Gijs Van Hoecke crashed while making a hand sling with just three laps to go in the final and decisive Madison.
Keisse and O'Shea topped the results with a total of 484 points. De Ketele and Van Hoecke finished battered and bruised with 472 points, on the same lap.
Roberto Barko and Silvan Dillier finished third with 245 points, while Steve Schets and Jonathan Breyne were fourth with 245 points, four laps down.
Full Results
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| 1 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 20 | pts |
| 2 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 4 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | Row 11 - Cell 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | Row 12 - Cell 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 20 | pts |
| 2 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 12 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 10 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 8 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 6 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 4 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | Row 11 - Cell 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | Row 12 - Cell 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 0:00:08.67 |
| 2 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 0:00:08.71 |
| 3 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 0:00:08.76 |
| 4 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 0:00:08.77 |
| 5 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:08.83 |
| 6 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | 0:00:08.94 |
| 7 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 0:00:08.98 |
| 8 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | 0:00:08.99 |
| 9 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 0:00:09.01 |
| 10 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 0:00:09.02 |
| 11 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 0:00:09.12 |
| 12 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 0:00:09.22 |
| 13 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 0:00:09.38 |
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| 1 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Robert Bartko (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Nolan Hoffman (RSA) Oudendijk | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Gijs Van Hoecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 10 | pts |
| 2 | Glenn O'Shea (Aus) Omega Pharma | 6 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 5 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | 4 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Christian Grasmann (Ger) Oudendijk | 3 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Moreno De Pauw (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Tosh Van der Sande (Bel) Lotto | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Tristan Marguet (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Steve Schets (Bel) AVS | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Wim Stroetinga (Ned) ADMB | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Marc Hester (Den) VDK | Row 11 - Cell 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Vivien Brisse (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | Row 12 - Cell 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
| 14 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | Row 13 - Cell 2 | Row 13 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Caruur | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Andres Muller (Ger) Geka Kaas | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Leif Lampater (Ger) Lotto | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 0:00:27.30 |
| 2 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 0:00:27.87 |
| 3 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 0:00:28.08 |
| 4 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 0:00:28.13 |
| 5 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 0:00:28.20 |
| 6 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 0:00:28.42 |
| 7 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 0:00:28.56 |
| 8 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 0:00:28.91 |
| 9 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 0:00:28.98 |
| 10 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | 0:00:29.23 |
| 11 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 0:00:29.49 |
| 12 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 0:00:29.87 |
| 13 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | 0:00:30.97 |
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| 1 | Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 5 | pts |
| 2 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma | 4 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 3 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Tim Mertens (Bel) Caruur | 2 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 1 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Robert Bartko (Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | 10 | pts |
| 2 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 8 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 7 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 5 | Row 3 - Cell 3 |
| 5 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | Row 4 - Cell 2 | Row 4 - Cell 3 |
| 6 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | Row 5 - Cell 2 | Row 5 - Cell 3 |
| 7 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | Row 6 - Cell 2 | Row 6 - Cell 3 |
| 8 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | Row 7 - Cell 2 | Row 7 - Cell 3 |
| 9 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | Row 8 - Cell 2 | Row 8 - Cell 3 |
| 10 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | Row 9 - Cell 2 | Row 9 - Cell 3 |
| 11 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | Row 10 - Cell 2 | Row 10 - Cell 3 |
| 12 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | Row 11 - Cell 2 | Row 11 - Cell 3 |
| 13 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | Row 12 - Cell 2 | Row 12 - Cell 3 |
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| 1 | Glenn O'Shea / Iljo Keisse (Aus/Bel) Omega Pharma | 484 | pts |
| 2 | Gijs Van Hoecke / Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Mercator | 472 | Row 1 - Cell 3 |
| 3 | Silvan Dillier / Robert Bartko (Swi/Ger) Mega Doe-Het-Zelf - John Saey | 335 | Row 2 - Cell 3 |
| 4 | Marc Hester / Lasse Hansen (Den) VDK | 245 | -4laps |
| 5 | Wim Stroetinga / Peter Schep (Ned) ADMB | 138 | -9laps |
| 6 | Tim Mertens / Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Caruur | 239 | -10laps |
| 7 | Tristan Marguet / Franco Marvulli (Swi) Eurotyre Bandencentrales | 282 | -11laps |
| 8 | Vivien Brisse / Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Callant - Decoranda | 202 | -13laps |
| 9 | Leif Lampater / Tosh Van der Sande (Ger/Bel) Lotto | 160 | -14laps |
| 10 | Nolan Hoffman / Christian Grasmann (RSA/Ger) Oudendijk | 95 | -37laps |
| 11 | Moreno De Pauw / Nicky Cocquyt (Bel) Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen | 113 | -41laps |
| 12 | Andres Muller / Max Stahr (Ger) Geka Kaas | 60 | -43laps |
| 13 | Steve Schets / Jonathan Breyne (Bel) AVS | 135 | -46laps |
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