The Campaccio is an annual cross country running competition which takes place in early January in San Giorgio su Legnano, Italy. Organised by the Unione Sportiva Sangiorgese, the event attracts participation from Olympic and world champions in athletics, in spite of the fact that the host town has a population of just over 6000. It is typically the first major athletics event of the year in Italy, and holds IAAF Cross Country Permit status.
Dathan Ritzenhein racing on the course in 2015
Trees on the race course in San Giorgio su Legnano
Three-time Boston Marathon winner Uta Pippig won in 1991.
Multiple Olympic and world champion Haile Gebrselassie was the 1994 men's winner.
San Giorgio su Legnano is a comune (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Milan.
San Giorgio su Legnano during a foggy day
Castello Visconteo of Legnano, also known as "castello di San Giorgio"
Roman-era finds (1st century BC – 1st century A.D.) found in San Giorgio su Legnano in 2004 in via Trento
The "Casa della Regina" (en. "Queen's House"), the oldest building in the municipality