1939 Tour de Serbie

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1939 Tour de Serbie
Stage 1 (Start of second half-stage in Valjevo, 1939 Tour of Serbia).jpg
Stage 1 (start of second half-stage in Valjevo)
Race details
Dates22–29 May
Stages6
Distance1,014 km (630.1 mi)
Winning time34hr 24' 22"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  August Prosenik  (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
  SecondFlag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Stjepan Grgac  (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
  ThirdFlag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Karel Lavrih  (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
  N/A

The 1939 Tour de Serbie (Serbian : Trka oko Srbije) was the 1st edition of the Tour de Serbie cycling stage race. It was scheduled from 22 to 29 May.

Contents

The winner of overall classification was August Prosenik.

Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners
StageDateCourseDistanceWinner
122 May Belgrade - Valjevo - Požega 180 km (111.8 mi)Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  August Prosenik  (YUG)
223 May Požega - Kraljevo - Raška 177 km (110 mi)Flag of Romania.svg  Constantin Tudose  (ROM)
324 May Raška - Kosovska Mitrovica - Skopje 202 km (126 mi)Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  August Prosenik  (YUG)
426 May Skopje - Vranje - Niš 201 km (125 mi)Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  August Prosinek  (YUG)
527 May Niš - Paraćin - Kragujevac 130 km (81 mi)Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  August Prosenik  (YUG)
628 May Kragujevac - Belgrade 124 km (77 mi)Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Josip Pokupec  (YUG)
Total1,014 km (630 mi)

Final standings

General classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  August Prosenik  (YUG)Jersey yellow.svgZagreb34h 24' 22"
2Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Stjepan Grgac  (YUG)Zagreb34h 41' 28"
3Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Karel Lavrih  (YUG)Belgrade34h 52' 28"
4Flag of Romania.svg  Constantin Tudose  (ROM)Romania35h 02' 40"
5Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Josip Pokupec  (YUG)Zagreb35h 04' 07"
6Flag of Romania.svg  Ionel Cristea  (ROM)Romania35h 16' 26"
7Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Rade Veljković  (YUG)Belgrade35h 23' 31"
8Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Danilo Erdelji  (YUG)Borovo35h 26' 16"
9Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Janez Peternel  (YUG)Ljubljana35h 28' 26"
10Flag of Yugoslavia (1918-1943).svg  Nikola Penčev  (YUG)Zagreb35h 36' 15"

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