David Blackie Velodrome

David Blackie Velodrome is an outdoor track cycling facility in Ararat in western Victoria, providing riders with a dedicated 250-metre concrete cycling track. The velodrome is also equipped with lighting, allowing the facility to support organised training and racing beyond daylight hours. At 250 metres per lap, the track matches the length used by modern international-standard velodromes, although David Blackie is an outdoor concrete facility rather than an indoor timber track. Its banked oval layout provides riders with a dedicated environment for track cycling, training, fitness and developing bunch-riding skills. The velodrome forms part of Ararat’s wider cycling offering, with the region also providing road cycling routes and access to gravel and recreational riding throughout the surrounding Grampians region. Cycling Victoria’s facilities strategy identifies David Blackie as Ararat Rural City’s dedicated outdoor velodrome. For riders searching for Ararat cycling, David Blackie Velodrome, Victorian velodromes or track cycling in western Victoria, it’s a great facility to add to the Ride The State collection. RTS Tip: At exactly 250m per lap, four laps will tick over one kilometre. This is a dedicated cycling track rather than a normal shared path, so check for any club training, racing or organised activities before jumping on for a ride.