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Toowoomba City has a purpose-built cycling criterium track and outdoor velodrome that offer cyclists some safe recreational and training options dedicated to cyclists.
This 333m, outdoor, asphalt surfaced and painted, banked velodrome has been an icon for Toowoomba cycling for many decades.
Facility location: Wattle Street, Harlaxton.
The venue is free for public use unless the track has been booked specifically. Bookings can be made by contacting us on 131 872.
The venue has a small amount of car parking and a clubhouse available for cycling club meets. Uncovered concrete viewing stands with morning shade from nearby trees assist onlookers to enjoy the cycling action.
In the years before circa 1960, a flat dirt track existed at this location in Griffith Park, Harlaxton. Col Rowland (1936 - 2011) was instrumental in the development of the velodrome as it exists today. It was most recently resurfaced in 2019.
The Peter Watts Criterium Track is a fantastic facility for the whole community with six different track configurations offering a versatile and flexible layout, and with distances ranging from 350 m to 1.76 km.
Whether you are on training wheels, enjoy a social bike ride, dream of becoming a professional cyclist or ride competitively, the track will suit your level of skill and fitness. Situated on undulating terrain, the circuit is unlike all other criterium tracks around the country, making it an appealing facility for elite state and national competition or training.
Toowoomba Showgrounds, 30 Harvey Rd, Glenvale
A network of cycle lanes connecting the Toowoomba CBD to the criterium track allows cyclists an easier ride if choosing to ride to the facility.
The venue is free for public use unless the track has been booked specifically. The track is CLOSED and not to be used when horse events are being held on the adjoining land. A noticeboard at the venue will indicate whether the track is open or closed to the public.
Currently a group booking utilises the facility for their practice rides on Saturdays between 6.30am and 7.30am during the Spring to Autumn months and 3.30pm and 4.30pm during winter months.For further information or for bookings contact Council on 131 872.
The venue has car parking and an amenities block with change rooms, showers, toilets and a toilet for people with a disability. Access to the small club room and facilities in the amenities block can be arranged when hiring the venue.
The track was named after Peter Watts (1954-2017) who was a keen triathlete of Toowoomba and employee of Toowoomba Regional Council. As a passionate member of the community's Cycle Development Facilities Committee, Peter drove the concept and detailed design works for this high-class track.
We ask users of the track to follow a few simple rules to ensure everyone stays safe. Signs are erected around the venue detailing safety instructions for all users.
Other facility rules include:
Criterium track specific rules:
Due to the steep banks on the Velodrome:
