The International New Year’s Eve Run BOclassic starts and ends directly at the Bolzano Christmas Market on the Walther Square
The event is an institution - since 1974 the year has been brought to a sporty end in Bolzano. Runners from all over the world meet in the provincial capital on December 31 to compete in the Raiffeisen BOclassic South Tyrol, which starts and ends at the central Walther Square. It is the last day of the year, when in the afternoon the athletes first run through the Bolzano Christmas Market, cross the old town with Piazza delle Erbe and Via dei Portici, reach the Piazza della Stazione and then - after exactly 1,250 metres - can be seen again at Piazza Walther.
This is repeated eight times for the male top athletes of the BOclassic Elite, and four times for the female participants. The other four categories do fewer laps and include the Just for Fun event for everyone, the 5 km long Ladurner Run, the Raiffeisen Youth Cup for children and young people up to 17 years and the Handbike Show Run. Years ago, a starting fee had to be paid, today, the elite runners arrive exclusively on invitation. The BOclassic South Tyrol is the annual start of the South Tyrol Top 7 running series, which also includes the new Caldaro Lake Run and the Lake Resia Run.
