VICTORIA has shaken up its track schedule with Revolution 6 being relocated to the Darebin International Sports Centre on February 27.

This is one of thre oves for state track events in the past fortnight after these events have struggled to attract large crowds in the past which has led to the revamp.

Harry Hart, director of promoter Cotter Pin, told cyclingnews.com:

“While we’ve had sell-outs at past events, crowds have been down at recent meetings making it very difficult to justify the high costs associated with running an event at Hisense Arena,” said Hart. “We have a great track at DISC and the Australian Madison Championships proved that if you fill it, it offers a terrific atmosphere for the riders and the crowd.”

Cycling Australia Chief Executive Officer Graham Fredericks told cyclingnews.com that this was crucial to Australian track cycling.

“The Revolution concept will play an important part in the growth of track cycling in Australia with plans to role it out into other states and create a truly national track series,” said Fredericks. “With the Track World Championships scheduled for Melbourne in 2012 and the World Cup an established annual fixture, it is important that we build a track calendar around these events to leverage the momentum they create in the sport.”

The Victorian Madison Championship also had a date and venue change, with the race also going to be held at DISC instead of its original Ballarat location. The race has been moved back from February 14 to February 21.

The state’s Men’s Omnium Championship has also been moved. Instead of its original date on December 11, the race will join the Masters Championships on April 10 at DISC.