The World Cup kicked off in Manchester, Great Britain, then moved to Melbourne, Australia, from 19 to 21 November.
As in the previous season, there were also rounds at the Alcides Nieto Patiño Velodrome in Cali, Colombia, from 10 to 11 December 2009, and in Beijing, China, from 22 to 24 January 2010.
Overall team standings are calculated based on total number of points gained by the team's riders in each event. The top ten teams after round 4 are listed below:[1]