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BOclassic

FieldValue
bgcolour#535456
imagePanorama Bolzano.jpg
imagesize180px
captionA panorama of Bolzano's town centre where the race takes place
date31 December
locationBolzano, Italy
typeRoad
distance5 kilometres (women)
10 kilometres (men)
est1975
recordMen: 28:00 (2023)
ZIM Sabastian Sawe
Women: 15:22 (2021)
ETH Dawit Seyaum
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10 kilometres (men) ZIM Sabastian Sawe Women: 15:22 (2021) ETH Dawit Seyaum The BOclassic Alto Adige is an annual road running competition over the distance of 10 kilometres for men and 5 kilometres for women. It is held on New Year's Eve in Bolzano, Italy. The competition has only elite races, competed between a limited number of runners, but over 10,000 spectators gather in the streets each year to witness the race. The race has been broadcast live on television by Italian channel Rai Sport.

It was first held in 1975 under the title Corsa Internazionale di San Silvestro – inspired by the Saint Silvester Road Race in Brazil, it was the first European New Year's Eve road race (Silvesterlauf). After nine editions as a 13 km race, the men's race settled on its 10 km format. A women's competition was included in the programme from 1977 onwards and it has been a 5 km race since 1987. The Corsa Internazionale di San Silvestro changed its name in 1996 into BOclassic Alto Adige.

The course is in the centre of the town of Bolzano. It is a looped circuit, starting at Walther Square and heading west on Via della Mostra before turning onto Via Goethe and Via del Portici. The route then heads southwards along Via Laurin before looping back on itself to follow along Vaile della Stazione back to the starting point.

Past male competitors have included multiple European champion Serhiy Lebid, Olympic marathon champion Stefano Baldini while women such as World Half Marathon Champions Tegla Loroupe and Berhane Adere have won the women's section. The 2011 edition featured three reigning world champions in Vivian Cheruiyot, Imane Merga and Wilson Kiprop.

Past winners

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  • NB: The race course distances varied in the early years of the competition but the men's distance settled at 10 km from 1984 onwards and the women's race has been a 5K run since 1987.
  • 2020 race distances: Men: 5 km, Women: 10k m

References

;General

  • Past Winners. BOclassic. Retrieved on 2010-01-03. ;Specific

References

  1. Sampaolo, Diego (2010-01-01). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=55200.html Three-peat for Soi in Bolzano]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-05-20.
  2. Sampaolo, Diego (2008-12-31). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=100/newsid=48794.html Soi and Kibet at the double? Boclassic preview]. [[IAAF]]. Retrieved on 2010-05-20.
  3. [http://www.boclassic.it/en/cms/30.htm The legend begins] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-22 . BOclassic. Retrieved on 2010-01-03.)
  4. Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (2009-01-05). [https://www.arrs.run/HP_BoC10.htm Corsa Internazionale di San Silvestro]. [[Association of Road Racing Statisticians]]. Retrieved on 2010-01-03.
  5. [http://www.boclassic.it/it/cms/29.htm Sapevi che...] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-12-23 {{in lang). it. BOclassic. Retrieved on 2010-01-03.
  6. [http://www.boclassic.it/en/maps/26.htm BOclassic Parcours 2010]. BOclassic. Retrieved on 2010-05-20.
  7. [http://www.boclassic.it/en/cms/55.htm BOclassic as New Year's Eve blast] {{Webarchive. link. (2011-01-04 . BOclassic. Retrieved on 2010-05-20.)
  8. Sampaolo, Diego (2012-01-01). [http://www.iaaf.org/news/newsid=63257.html Soi and Cheruiyot take thrillers in Bolzano]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-01-02.
  9. (31 December 2020). "2020 BOclassic results".
  10. Diego Sampaolo. (1 January 2022). "Azimeraw and Katir end year on a high in Madrid". [[World Athletics]].
  11. Sapper, Svenja. (2022-12-31). "Silvesterläufe international: Konstanze Klosterhalfen rennt an die Spitze der ewigen deutschen Bestenliste".
  12. (31 December 2020). "2020 BOclassic programm".
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