Past winners include Olympic medallists Wang Zhen, Alex Schwazer and world champion Michele Didoni.

[1][2][3] Schwazer broke Maurizio Damilano's long-standing Italian national record in the 20 km walk en route to his 2010 win.

It begins and ends at the fountain on Piazza Manzoni – a square near the city's town hall.

It follows the lakeside roads of Giacondo Albertolli and Vincenzo Vela and has turning points at the end of Vincenzo Vela road and near the Museo Civico di Belle Arti (Civic Museum of Fine Art).

[6] The city of Lugano has a long tradition in racewalking competitions and was host to the first ever IAAF World Race Walking Cup in 1961 and again in 1973.