The BOclassic is an annual
road running competition over the distance of
10 kilometres for men and
5 kilometres
The 5K run is a long-distance road running competition over a distance of . Also referred to as the 5K road race, 5 km, or simply 5K, it is the shortest of the most common road running distances. It is usually distinguished from the 5000 met ...
for women. It is held on
New Year's Eve
In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day or Saint Sylvester's Day in many countries, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, on 31 December. The last day of the year is commonly referred to ...
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 Più
Rai Sport is an Italian sports TV channel, launched in 1999 by the state-owned RAI television network. It broadcast Italian and international sports events in Italy on DTT channel 146 on ''Rai Mux B''. It is also available on Sky Italia.
On 18 ...
.
It was first held in 1975 under the title Corsa Internazionale di San Silvestro – inspired by the
Saint Silvester Road Race
The Saint Silvester Road Race ( pt, Corrida Internacional de São Silvestre) is a long-distance running event, the oldest and most prestigious street race in Brazil.
Regarded as the main international event in Latin American athletics, the Braz ...
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.
[Civai, Franco & Gasparovic, Juraj (2009-01-05)]
Corsa Internazionale di San Silvestro
Association of Road Racing Statisticians
The Association of Road Racing Statisticians is an independent, non-profit organization that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics regarding road running races. The primary purpose of the ARRS is to maintain a valid list of world road record ...
. Retrieved on 2010-01-03. The Corsa Internazionale di San Silvestro changed its name in 1996: race president Kurt Putzer renamed it the BOclassic.
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
Key:
*
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
See also
*
Giro di Castelbuono
*
Memorial Peppe Greco
The Memorial Peppe Greco is an annual men's 10 kilometres road race which takes place in Scicli, Italy. Also known as the Scicli 10km, the race was created in 1990 by Giovanni Voi. The course consists of ten one-kilometre laps on the streets of th ...
References
;General
Past Winners BOclassic. Retrieved on 2010-01-03.
;Specific
External links
Official website
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10K runs
5K runs
Athletics competitions in Italy
Recurring sporting events established in 1975
Sport in South Tyrol
Bolzano
Annual sporting events in Italy
1975 establishments in Italy
Winter events in Italy