1940 Tour de Serbie

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1940 Tour de Serbie
Race details
Dates 29 August–6 September
Stages 8
Distance 1,342 km (833.9 mi)
Winning time 53hr 19' 35"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Janez Peternel  (YUG)
  SecondFlag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Franc Gartner  (YUG)
  ThirdFlag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Drago Davidović  (YUG)

The 1940 Tour de Serbie (Serbian : Trka oko Srbije) was the 2nd edition of the Tour de Serbie cycling stage race. It was scheduled from 29 August to 6 September.

Serbian language South Slavic language

Serbian is the standardized variety of the Serbo-Croatian language mainly used by Serbs. It is the official language of Serbia, the territory of Kosovo, and one of the three official languages of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In addition, it is a recognized minority language in Montenegro where it is spoken by the relative majority of the population, as well as in Croatia, North Macedonia, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, and the Czech Republic.

Tour de Serbie is a road bicycle race held annually in Serbia. First held in 1939, since 2005 it has been ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour.

Contents

The winner of overall classification was Janez Peternel.

Janez Peternel

Janez Peternel was a Yugoslav cyclist, who rode for Hermes Ljubljana. He won Tour of Serbia in 1940. He died as partisan in World War II.

Schedule

Stage characteristics and winners
StageDateCourseDistanceWinner
129 August Belgrade - Šabac - Zvornik 164 km (101.9 mi)Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Dragoljub Davidović  (YUG)
230 August Zvornik - Sarajevo 148 km (92 mi)Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Đorđe Drljačić  (YUG)
331 August Sarajevo - Višegrad - Čačak 253 km (157 mi)Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Janez Peternel  (YUG)
41 September Čačak - Kosovska Mitrovica 176 km (109 mi)Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Janez Peternel  (YUG)
53 September Kosovska Mitrovica - Skopje 136 km (85 mi)Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Josip Pokupec  (YUG)
64 September Skopje - Vranje - Niš 201 km (125 mi)Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Janez Peternel  (YUG)
75 September Niš - Kragujevac 142 km (88 mi)Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Sava Pavlović  (YUG)
86 September Kragujevac - Belgrade 122 km (76 mi)Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Dragoljub Davidović  (YUG)
Total1,342 km (834 mi)

Final standings

General classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Janez Peternel  (YUG)Jersey yellow.svg Hermes Ljubljana53h 19' 35"
2Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Franc Gartner  (YUG) Ljubljanica Ljubljana53h 30' 42"
3Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Drago Davidović  (YUG) Sokol Zagreb53h 56' 38"
4Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Radivoje Veljković  (YUG) Jugoslavija Belgrade54h 03' 27"
5Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Franc Podmilščak  (YUG) Edinstvo Ljubljana54h 04' 17"
6Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Đorđe Drljačić  (YUG) Avala Belgrade54h 22' 51"
7Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Ivan Ujčić  (YUG) Jugoslavija Belgrade54h 30' 20"
8Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Đura Petrov  (YUG) NAK Novi Sad54h 31' 43"
9Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Boris Vojinov  (YUG) Jugoslavija Belgrade54h 59' 05"
10Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Armando Golob  (YUG) Edinstvo Ljubljana55h 33' 59"

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