The race has been broadcast live on television by Italian channel Rai Sport.

[2] 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).

[4] The Corsa Internazionale di San Silvestro changed its name in 1996 into BOclassic Alto Adige.

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.

[7] The 2011 edition featured three reigning world champions in Vivian Cheruiyot, Imane Merga and Wilson Kiprop.