Giro di Castelbuono explained

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Date:Late July
Location:Castelbuono, Italy
Type:Road
Distance:11.2 km
Est:2000

The Giro di Castelbuono (officially Giro Podistico Internazionale Castelbuono) is an annual road running competition over 10 kilometres which takes place in Castelbuono, on the island of Sicily, Italy. First held in 1912, the competition, which holds IAAF Gold Label Road Race status, is one of the oldest road races in Europe,[1] which is the inspiration for the event's nickname – "La Corsa Più Antica" (The Oldest Race).[2] The race, typically held on (or around) July 26 to coincide with Saint Anne's Day, has been held almost every year since its inauguration, although the two World Wars interrupted the event over those periods.[3] [4] The race has been broadcast every year for a decade by Italian television channel Rai Sport Più.[5]

From 2011 onwards, the race departed from its long-standing original distance of 11.3 kilometres and switched to a certified 10 km circuit.[6] From 1912 to 2010, the course of the race followed a looped pattern of ten laps of roughly 1.13 km around the historical centre of the town. The start and end point of the race was at Piazza Margherita. Beginning at the square, the route went south along Via Roma and into Via Mario Levante. It then went east along Via Camillo Benso Conte Di Cavour before heading back north along Via Vittorio Emanuele II. The course then followed Via Umberto I in a north-westerly direction which arrives back at the starting point.[7] The race is a challenging one for athletes as they must contend with a difficult uphill section on each lap.[8]

Over the history of the event, the Giro di Castelbuono has attracted many of the sport's top athletes. Among the past winners are former world record holders Khalid Khannouchi and Paul Tergat, three-time London Marathon winner Martin Lel, and four-time road running World Champion Zersenay Tadese. The pre-international era of the race also featured prominent runners, including Gelindo Bordin, Orlando Pizzolato, Venanzio Ortis, Franco Fava, as well as Sicily's own Luigi Zarcone.[5] While the competition has principally been a men's race throughout its existence, a women's race was featured on the programme from 1995 to 2004. Winners of this short-lived race included Rome Marathon winner Gloria Marconi, Florence Marathon winner Florence Barsosio and multiple Major Marathon champion Margaret Okayo.[9]

Past winners

National era

class=unsortableEditionYearclass=unsortableMen's winnerTime (m:s)Club
1st 1912 Giovanni Blanchetè51:36 S.S. Ercole Palermo
2nd 1913 Giovanni Blanchetè50:15 S.S. Ercole Palermo
3rd 1914 Sgr. Scelta48:20 S.S. Sport Club Palermo
1915–1919 Not held due to World War I
4th 1920 Ignazio Militello? S.S. Sport Club Termini Imerese
5th 1921 Agatino Mascali44:40 S.S. Pro Etna Catania
6th 1922 Agatino Mascali42:50 S.S. Pro Etna Catania
7th 1923 Agatino Mascali43:10 S.S. Pro Etna Catania
8th 1924 Agatino Mascali42:10 S.S. Pro Etna Catania
9th 1925 Gaetano Spreafico41:26 S.S. Pro Patria Busto Arsizio
10th 1926 Gaetano Spreafico? S.S. Pro Patria Busto Arsizio
11th 1927 Gaetano Citarrella41:30 Ferriera Ercta Palermo
12th 1928 Gaetano Citarrella41:55 M.V.S.N. Palermo
1929–30 Not held
13th 1931 Giuseppe Lombardo42:20 F.G. Reggio Calabria
14th 1932 Domenico La Bianca41:08 S.S. Unione S. Italia Palermo
15th 1933 Domenico La Bianca41:50 S.S. Unione S. Italia Palermo
16th 1934 Domenico La Bianca41:00 S.S. Unione S. Italia Palermo
17th 1935 Ercole Morello? S.S. Sport Club Palermo
1936 Not held
18th 1937 Salvatore Merlino? F.G. Bagheria
19th 1938 Nicola Ruggeri? G.U.F. Messina
20th 1939 Nicola Ruggeri? G.U.F. Messina
1940–41 Not held due to World War II
21st 1942 Antonio Fontana? VV.FF. Palermo
1943–45 Not held due to World War II
22nd 1946 Sgr. Renda? G.P.U. Messina
23rd 1947 Giovanni Cultrone39:40 S.S. Fiamma Vittoria
24th 1948 Giulio Panico38:35 G.S. Sangiovannese Napoli
25th 1949 Giovanni Cultrone? S.S. Fiamma Vittoria
26th 1950 Giovanni Cultrone? S.S. Fiamma Vittoria
27th 1951 Pietro Balistreri39:45 Corpo VV.FF. Palermo
28th 1952 Antonino Calderone? C.A.S. Termini Imerese
29th 1953 Antonino Calderone? C.A.S. Termini Imerese
30th 1954 Domenico Cappuccio? C.S.I. Maurolico Messina
31st 1955 Giovanni Cultrone? U.S. Fiamma Vittoria
32nd 1956 Stefano Bucolo? Alt. Falcone Novara
33rd 1957 Carmelo Di Stefano40:55 C.S.I. Messina
1958 Not held
34th 1959 Tommaso Assi38:17 C.S. Ass. Generali Palermo
35th 1960 Mario Longo? Libertas Catania
36th 1961 Stefano Bucolo38:27 Alt. Falcone Novara
37th 1962 Felice Scotto38:13 U.S. Polimeni Reggio Calabria
38th 1963 Antonino Buffa41:09 Libertas Catania
39th 1964 Francesco Sabatino38:11 Libertas Catania
40th 1965 Benedetto Mastroieni37:42 Telestar Palermo
41st 1966 Giuseppe Ardizzone37:06 Mongibello Catania
42nd 1967 Benedetto Mastroieni39:00 Corpo VV.FF. Palermo
43rd 1968 Francesco Amante37:00 Libertas Catania
44th 1969 Vito Riolo36:40 Libertas Catania
45th 1970 Gioacchino De Palma36:12 CUS Bari
46th 1971 Francesco Amante36:17 CUS Torino
47th 1972 Francesco Amante36:21 CUS Torino
48th 1973 Giuseppe Ardizzone35:38 S.S. Alco Rieti
49th 1974 Michelangelo Arena34:45 Polisportiva Atletica Palermo
50th 1975 Paolo Accaputo34:54 Fiamme Gialle Roma
51st 1976 Luigi Zarcone34:27 CUS Palermo
52nd 1977 Franco Fava34:10 Fiamme Gialle Roma
53rd 1978 Venanzio Ortis34:22 Fiamme Oro Padova
54th 1979 Orlando Pizzolato34:40 Lemar Schio
55th 1980 Claudio Solone33:45Carabinieri Bologna
56th 1981 Claudio Solone33:46 Carabinieri Bologna
57th 1982 Michelangelo Arena34:07 Fiamme Gialle Roma
58th 1983 Orlando Pizzolato34:50 Champion Ferrara
59th 1984 Orlando Pizzolato33:34 Champion Ferrara
60th 1985 Salvatore Nicosia33:56 Fiamme Gialle Roma
61st 1986 Salvatore Nicosia34:03 Fiamme Gialle Roma
62nd 1987 Gelindo Bordin33:27 Alitrans Verona
63rd 1988 Gelindo Bordin33:27 Alitrans Verona
64th 1989 Salvatore Bettiol32:45 CUS Ferrara

International era

Key:

class=unsortableEditionYearclass=unsortableMen's winnerTime (m:s)class=unsortableWomen's winnerTime (m:s)
65th199033:27Not held
66th199133:11
67th199232:49
68th199332:36
69th199432:37
70th199532:5614:37
71st199633:2318:43
72nd199732:3518:41
73rd199833:1718:57
74th199933:0519:07
75th200033:2318:27
76th200133:0118:11
77th200234:2119:13
78th200334:2819:03
79th200433:4618:54
80th200534:25Not held
81st200635:14
82nd200734:19
83rd200834:44
84th200934:02
85th201034:20
86th201129:05
87th201230:01
88th201330:10
89th201430:31
90th201530:30
91st201631:01[10]
92nd201734:20[11]
93rd201834:54[12]
94th201934:33
2020 not held due to COVID-19
95th202135:17
96th202234:57
97th202333:56
98th202435:31

See also

References

List of winners

Further reading

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Zorzi, Alberto (2004-07-29). Lel and Okayo triumph in Castelbuono. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
  2. http://www.fidalpuglia.it/varie/news%2022-7-09.pdf Torna il Giro Podistico di Bisceglie, la corsa più antica d’Italia
  3. Castellini, Ottavio (2007-07-24). Castelbuono: 95-years-on and still taking the breath away. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
  4. Castellini, Ottavio (2009-07-24). Martinez takes on African charge in Castelbuono - Preview. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
  5. http://www.girodicastelbuono.it/giro_podistico/html/storia.html Storia Del Giro
  6. Sampaolo, Diego (2011-07-27). Geoffrey Mutai dominates in Castelbuono. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-07-30.
  7. http://www.girodicastelbuono.it/giro_podistico/html/percorso.html Il percorso (The Course)
  8. Zorzi, Alberto (2008-07-26). Jeilan powers to victory in Castelbuono. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
  9. Monti, Dave & Civai, Franco (2010-07-27). La Corsa Piu' Antica 11.2 km (M) and 5.6 km (F). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
  10. Web site: 2016 Results. subscription.
  11. Web site: 2017 Results. subscription.
  12. Web site: 2018 Results. subscription.