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Giro di Castelbuono

December 20, 2023

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]

Giro di Castelbuono
The Castello dei Ventimiglia sits at the centre of the small town
DateLate July
LocationCastelbuono, Italy
Event typeRoad
Distance11.2 km
Established2000
Official siteGiro di Castelbuono

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 edit

National era edit

Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Club
1st 1912 Giovanni Blanchetè 51:36 S.S. Ercole Palermo
2nd 1913 Giovanni Blanchetè 50:15 S.S. Ercole Palermo
3rd 1914 Sgr. Scelta 48:20 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 Mascali 44:40 S.S. Pro Etna Catania
6th 1922 Agatino Mascali 42:50 S.S. Pro Etna Catania
7th 1923 Agatino Mascali 43:10 S.S. Pro Etna Catania
8th 1924 Agatino Mascali 42:10 S.S. Pro Etna Catania
9th 1925 Gaetano Spreafico 41:26 S.S. Pro Patria Busto Arsizio
10th 1926 Gaetano Spreafico ? S.S. Pro Patria Busto Arsizio
11th 1927 Gaetano Citarrella 41:30 Ferriera Ercta Palermo
12th 1928 Gaetano Citarrella 41:55 M.V.S.N. Palermo
— 1929–30 Not held
13th 1931 Giuseppe Lombardo 42:20 F.G. Reggio Calabria
14th 1932 Domenico La Bianca 41:08 S.S. Unione S. Italia Palermo
15th 1933 Domenico La Bianca 41:50 S.S. Unione S. Italia Palermo
16th 1934 Domenico La Bianca 41:00 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 Cultrone 39:40 S.S. Fiamma Vittoria
24th 1948 Giulio Panico 38:35 G.S. Sangiovannese Napoli
25th 1949 Giovanni Cultrone ? S.S. Fiamma Vittoria
26th 1950 Giovanni Cultrone ? S.S. Fiamma Vittoria
27th 1951 Pietro Balistreri 39:45 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 Stefano 40:55 C.S.I. Messina
— 1958 Not held
34th 1959 Tommaso Assi 38:17 C.S. Ass. Generali Palermo
35th 1960 Mario Longo ? Libertas Catania
36th 1961 Stefano Bucolo 38:27 Alt. Falcone Novara
37th 1962 Felice Scotto 38:13 U.S. Polimeni Reggio Calabria
38th 1963 Antonino Buffa 41:09 Libertas Catania
39th 1964 Francesco Sabatino 38:11 Libertas Catania
40th 1965 Benedetto Mastroieni 37:42 Telestar Palermo
41st 1966 Giuseppe Ardizzone 37:06 Mongibello Catania
42nd 1967 Benedetto Mastroieni 39:00 Corpo VV.FF. Palermo
43rd 1968 Francesco Amante 37:00 Libertas Catania
44th 1969 Vito Riolo 36:40 Libertas Catania
45th 1970 Gioacchino De Palma 36:12 CUS Bari
46th 1971 Francesco Amante 36:17 CUS Torino
47th 1972 Francesco Amante 36:21 CUS Torino
48th 1973 Giuseppe Ardizzone 35:38 S.S. Alco Rieti
49th 1974 Michelangelo Arena 34:45 Polisportiva Atletica Palermo
50th 1975 Paolo Accaputo 34:54 Fiamme Gialle Roma
51st 1976 Luigi Zarcone 34:27 CUS Palermo
52nd 1977 Franco Fava 34:10 Fiamme Gialle Roma
53rd 1978 Venanzio Ortis 34:22 Fiamme Oro Padova
54th 1979 Orlando Pizzolato 34:40 Lemar Schio
55th 1980 Claudio Solone 33:45 Carabinieri Bologna
56th 1981 Claudio Solone 33:46 Carabinieri Bologna
57th 1982 Michelangelo Arena 34:07 Fiamme Gialle Roma
58th 1983 Orlando Pizzolato 34:50 Champion Ferrara
59th 1984 Orlando Pizzolato 33:34 Champion Ferrara
60th 1985 Salvatore Nicosia 33:56 Fiamme Gialle Roma
61st 1986 Salvatore Nicosia 34:03 Fiamme Gialle Roma
62nd 1987 Gelindo Bordin 33:27 Alitrans Verona
63rd 1988 Gelindo Bordin 33:27 Alitrans Verona
64th 1989 Salvatore Bettiol 32:45 CUS Ferrara

International era edit

 
Kenyan Paul Tergat is a two-time men's winner.
 
Spain's Chema Martínez became the first European man to win in the international era in 2007.
  • The course distances are 11.3 km for men and 5.6 km for women, unless stated otherwise

Key:   Course record   10 km course   4.5 km course

Edition Year Men's winner Time (m:s) Women's winner Time (m:s)
65th 1990   Jonah Koech (KEN) 33:27 Not held
66th 1991   Boay Akonay (TAN) 33:11
67th 1992   Jonah Koech (KEN) 32:49
68th 1993   Joseph Cheromei (KEN) 32:36
69th 1994   Paul Tergat (KEN) 32:37
70th 1995   Germán Silva (MEX) 32:56   Maria Curatolo (ITA) 14:37
71st 1996   William Kiptum (KEN) 33:23   Florence Barsosio (KEN) 18:43
72nd 1997   David Chelule (KEN) 32:35   Florence Barsosio (KEN) 18:41
73rd 1998   Khalid Khannouchi (MAR) 33:17   Agata Balsamo (ITA) 18:57
74th 1999   Hendrick Ramaala (RSA) 33:05   Gloria Marconi (ITA) 19:07
75th 2000   Benson Barus (KEN) 33:23   Silvia Sommaggio (ITA) 18:27
76th 2001   Benson Barus (KEN) 33:01   Daniela Rodica (FRA) 18:11
77th 2002   Benson Barus (KEN) 34:21   Nadia Ejjafini (MAR) 19:13
78th 2003   Paul Tergat (KEN) 34:28   Merima Denboba (ETH) 19:03
79th 2004   Martin Lel (KEN) 33:46   Margaret Okayo (KEN) 18:54
80th 2005   Wilson Kebenei (KEN) 34:25 Not held
81st 2006   Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot (KEN) 35:14
82nd 2007   José Manuel Martínez (ESP) 34:19
83rd 2008   Ibrahim Jeilan (ETH) 34:44
84th 2009   Vincent Kipruto (KEN) 34:02
85th 2010   Zersenay Tadese (ERI) 34:20
86th 2011   Geoffrey Mutai (KEN) 29:05
87th 2012   Tariku Bekele (ETH) 30:01
88th 2013   Wilson Kiprop (KEN) 30:10
89th 2014   Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (ERI) 30:31

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Zorzi, Alberto (2004-07-29). Lel and Okayo triumph in Castelbuono. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
  2. ^ Torna il Giro Podistico di Bisceglie, la corsa più antica d’Italia (in Italian). FIDAL (2009-07-22). Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
  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. ^ a b Storia Del Giro (in Italian). Giro di Castelbuono. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
  6. ^ Sampaolo, Diego (2011-07-27). Geoffrey Mutai dominates in Castelbuono. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-07-30.
  7. ^ Il percorso (The Course) (in Italian). Giro di Castelbuono. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
  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.
List of winners
  • 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.
  • (in Italian). Giro di Castelbuono. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.

Further reading edit

  • Lirio Abbate & Rosario Mazzola, La storia del giro podistico internazionale di Castelbuono, Promos Editore (1994). (in Italian)

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Winners of the Trofeo Sant'Agata road race in Catania

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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 Piu 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 Piu 5 Giro di CastelbuonoThe Castello dei Ventimiglia sits at the centre of the small townDateLate JulyLocationCastelbuono ItalyEvent typeRoadDistance11 2 kmEstablished2000Official siteGiro di CastelbuonoFrom 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 Contents 1 Past winners 1 1 National era 2 International era 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksPast winners editNational era edit Edition Year Men s winner Time m s Club1st 1912 Giovanni Blanchete 51 36 S S Ercole Palermo2nd 1913 Giovanni Blanchete 50 15 S S Ercole Palermo3rd 1914 Sgr Scelta 48 20 S S Sport Club Palermo 1915 1919 Not held due to World War I4th 1920 Ignazio Militello S S Sport Club Termini Imerese5th 1921 Agatino Mascali 44 40 S S Pro Etna Catania6th 1922 Agatino Mascali 42 50 S S Pro Etna Catania7th 1923 Agatino Mascali 43 10 S S Pro Etna Catania8th 1924 Agatino Mascali 42 10 S S Pro Etna Catania9th 1925 Gaetano Spreafico 41 26 S S Pro Patria Busto Arsizio10th 1926 Gaetano Spreafico S S Pro Patria Busto Arsizio11th 1927 Gaetano Citarrella 41 30 Ferriera Ercta Palermo12th 1928 Gaetano Citarrella 41 55 M V S N Palermo 1929 30 Not held13th 1931 Giuseppe Lombardo 42 20 F G Reggio Calabria14th 1932 Domenico La Bianca 41 08 S S Unione S Italia Palermo15th 1933 Domenico La Bianca 41 50 S S Unione S Italia Palermo16th 1934 Domenico La Bianca 41 00 S S Unione S Italia Palermo17th 1935 Ercole Morello S S Sport Club Palermo 1936 Not held18th 1937 Salvatore Merlino F G Bagheria19th 1938 Nicola Ruggeri G U F Messina20th 1939 Nicola Ruggeri G U F Messina 1940 41 Not held due to World War II21st 1942 Antonio Fontana VV FF Palermo 1943 45 Not held due to World War II22nd 1946 Sgr Renda G P U Messina23rd 1947 Giovanni Cultrone 39 40 S S Fiamma Vittoria24th 1948 Giulio Panico 38 35 G S Sangiovannese Napoli25th 1949 Giovanni Cultrone S S Fiamma Vittoria26th 1950 Giovanni Cultrone S S Fiamma Vittoria27th 1951 Pietro Balistreri 39 45 Corpo VV FF Palermo28th 1952 Antonino Calderone C A S Termini Imerese29th 1953 Antonino Calderone C A S Termini Imerese30th 1954 Domenico Cappuccio C S I Maurolico Messina31st 1955 Giovanni Cultrone U S Fiamma Vittoria32nd 1956 Stefano Bucolo Alt Falcone Novara33rd 1957 Carmelo Di Stefano 40 55 C S I Messina 1958 Not held34th 1959 Tommaso Assi 38 17 C S Ass Generali Palermo35th 1960 Mario Longo Libertas Catania36th 1961 Stefano Bucolo 38 27 Alt Falcone Novara37th 1962 Felice Scotto 38 13 U S Polimeni Reggio Calabria38th 1963 Antonino Buffa 41 09 Libertas Catania39th 1964 Francesco Sabatino 38 11 Libertas Catania40th 1965 Benedetto Mastroieni 37 42 Telestar Palermo41st 1966 Giuseppe Ardizzone 37 06 Mongibello Catania42nd 1967 Benedetto Mastroieni 39 00 Corpo VV FF Palermo43rd 1968 Francesco Amante 37 00 Libertas Catania44th 1969 Vito Riolo 36 40 Libertas Catania45th 1970 Gioacchino De Palma 36 12 CUS Bari46th 1971 Francesco Amante 36 17 CUS Torino47th 1972 Francesco Amante 36 21 CUS Torino48th 1973 Giuseppe Ardizzone 35 38 S S Alco Rieti49th 1974 Michelangelo Arena 34 45 Polisportiva Atletica Palermo50th 1975 Paolo Accaputo 34 54 Fiamme Gialle Roma51st 1976 Luigi Zarcone 34 27 CUS Palermo52nd 1977 Franco Fava 34 10 Fiamme Gialle Roma53rd 1978 Venanzio Ortis 34 22 Fiamme Oro Padova54th 1979 Orlando Pizzolato 34 40 Lemar Schio55th 1980 Claudio Solone 33 45 Carabinieri Bologna56th 1981 Claudio Solone 33 46 Carabinieri Bologna57th 1982 Michelangelo Arena 34 07 Fiamme Gialle Roma58th 1983 Orlando Pizzolato 34 50 Champion Ferrara59th 1984 Orlando Pizzolato 33 34 Champion Ferrara60th 1985 Salvatore Nicosia 33 56 Fiamme Gialle Roma61st 1986 Salvatore Nicosia 34 03 Fiamme Gialle Roma62nd 1987 Gelindo Bordin 33 27 Alitrans Verona63rd 1988 Gelindo Bordin 33 27 Alitrans Verona64th 1989 Salvatore Bettiol 32 45 CUS FerraraInternational era edit nbsp Kenyan Paul Tergat is a two time men s winner nbsp Spain s Chema Martinez became the first European man to win in the international era in 2007 The course distances are 11 3 km for men and 5 6 km for women unless stated otherwiseKey Course record 10 km course 4 5 km course Edition Year Men s winner Time m s Women s winner Time m s 65th 1990 nbsp Jonah Koech KEN 33 27 Not held66th 1991 nbsp Boay Akonay TAN 33 1167th 1992 nbsp Jonah Koech KEN 32 4968th 1993 nbsp Joseph Cheromei KEN 32 3669th 1994 nbsp Paul Tergat KEN 32 3770th 1995 nbsp German Silva MEX 32 56 nbsp Maria Curatolo ITA 14 3771st 1996 nbsp William Kiptum KEN 33 23 nbsp Florence Barsosio KEN 18 4372nd 1997 nbsp David Chelule KEN 32 35 nbsp Florence Barsosio KEN 18 4173rd 1998 nbsp Khalid Khannouchi MAR 33 17 nbsp Agata Balsamo ITA 18 5774th 1999 nbsp Hendrick Ramaala RSA 33 05 nbsp Gloria Marconi ITA 19 0775th 2000 nbsp Benson Barus KEN 33 23 nbsp Silvia Sommaggio ITA 18 2776th 2001 nbsp Benson Barus KEN 33 01 nbsp Daniela Rodica FRA 18 1177th 2002 nbsp Benson Barus KEN 34 21 nbsp Nadia Ejjafini MAR 19 1378th 2003 nbsp Paul Tergat KEN 34 28 nbsp Merima Denboba ETH 19 0379th 2004 nbsp Martin Lel KEN 33 46 nbsp Margaret Okayo KEN 18 5480th 2005 nbsp Wilson Kebenei KEN 34 25 Not held81st 2006 nbsp Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot KEN 35 1482nd 2007 nbsp Jose Manuel Martinez ESP 34 1983rd 2008 nbsp Ibrahim Jeilan ETH 34 4484th 2009 nbsp Vincent Kipruto KEN 34 0285th 2010 nbsp Zersenay Tadese ERI 34 2086th 2011 nbsp Geoffrey Mutai KEN 29 0587th 2012 nbsp Tariku Bekele ETH 30 0188th 2013 nbsp Wilson Kiprop KEN 30 1089th 2014 nbsp Ghirmay Ghebreslassie ERI 30 31See also editBOclassic Memorial Peppe GrecoReferences edit Zorzi Alberto 2004 07 29 Lel and Okayo triumph in Castelbuono IAAF Retrieved on 2010 08 08 Torna il Giro Podistico di Bisceglie la corsa piu antica d Italia in Italian FIDAL 2009 07 22 Retrieved on 2010 08 08 Castellini Ottavio 2007 07 24 Castelbuono 95 years on and still taking the breath away IAAF Retrieved on 2010 08 08 Castellini Ottavio 2009 07 24 Martinez takes on African charge in Castelbuono Preview IAAF Retrieved on 2010 08 08 a b Storia Del Giro in Italian Giro di Castelbuono Retrieved on 2010 08 08 Sampaolo Diego 2011 07 27 Geoffrey Mutai dominates in Castelbuono IAAF Retrieved on 2011 07 30 Il percorso The Course in Italian Giro di Castelbuono Retrieved on 2010 08 08 Zorzi Alberto 2008 07 26 Jeilan powers to victory in Castelbuono IAAF Retrieved on 2010 08 08 Monti Dave amp 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 List of winnersMonti Dave amp 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 Albo d oro in Italian Giro di Castelbuono Retrieved on 2010 08 08 Further reading editLirio Abbate amp Rosario Mazzola La storia del giro podistico internazionale di Castelbuono Promos Editore 1994 in Italian External links editOfficial website Winners of the Trofeo Sant Agata road race in Catania 37 55 57 N 14 05 15 E 37 9324 N 14 0875 E 37 9324 14 0875 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Giro di Castelbuono amp oldid 1096489973, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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