Tour of Yugoslavia

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Tour of Yugoslavia
Race details
Region Yugoslavia
Local name(s)Utrka kroz Jugoslaviju(in Serbo-Croatian)
DisciplineRoad race
TypeStage race
History
First edition1937 (1937)
Final edition2000 (2000)
First winnerFlag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  August Prosenik  (YUG)

Tour of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian : Kroz Jugoslaviju) was a stage road bicycle race held annually in Yugoslavia. Launched in 1937, the race was held in 1938 and 1940 before interruption due to World War II. In 1947 the first post-war edition was held, and it continued to be organised every year until 2000. Although the race was an event for amateur cyclists during most of its history, it was opened to professional riders in 1998.

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Tour of Croatia and Slovenia

The race started as Tour of Croatia and Slovenia (Po Hrvatski in Sloveniji/Kroz Hrvatsku i Sloveniju) in 1937 in 1938. It was held also in 1940, but just on territory of Croatia.

YearFirstSecondThird
1937 August Prosenik Stjepan Grgac Franc Gartner
1938 Drago Davidović Nikola Penčev Zorko Mihelčič
1940 Nikola Penčev Branko Debanić Ivan Zaborski

Winners

YearFirstSecondThird
1947 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Antonio Strain Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ivan Valant Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ivan Rebković
1948 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Aleksandar Zorić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg August Prosenik Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Antonio Strain
1949 Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Malabrocca Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Milan Cok Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Antonio Strain
1950 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Fanti Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Franjo Varga Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Malabrocca
1951 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Robert Marguillier Flag of France.svg Francis Siguenza Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Cyril Vanbossel
1953 Flag of Germany.svg Frantz Reitz Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Veselin Petrović Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Henri van Kerkhove
1954 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Veselin Petrović Flag of the Netherlands.svg Florent van der Weyden Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Ghidini
1955 Flag of Austria.svg Walter Müller Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Franjo Varga Flag of Bulgaria.svg Ilia Krestev
1956 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kamiel Buysse Flag of Austria.svg Stefan Mascha Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Veselin Petrović
1957 Flag of East Germany.svg Bernd Trefflich Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ivan Levačić Flag of Austria.svg Stefan Mascha
1958 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nevio Valčić Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Hugens Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Janez Žirovnik
1959 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nentcho Christov Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bojan Kotcev Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ivan Levačić
1960 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Janez Žirovnik Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ivan Levačić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nevio Valčić
1961 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ivan Levačić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nevio Valčić Flag of Hungary.svg Antal Megyerdi
1962 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Franc Škerlj Flag of Italy.svg Primo Nardello Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Jože Šebenik
1963 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Andrej Boltežar Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Jože Roner Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Ivan Levačić
1964 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Rudi Valenčič Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Franc Škerlj Flag of Bulgaria.svg Hristo Iliev
1965 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Cvetko Bilić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Andrej Boltežar Flag of Italy.svg Luigi Bollasina
1966 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Radoš Čubrić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Cvetko Bilić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Rudi Valenčič
1967 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Franc Škerlj Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Stoné Bozicnic Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Radoš Čubrić
1968 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Rudi Valenčič Flag of Sweden.svg Gösta Pettersson Flag of Bulgaria.svg Anatas Savtchev
1969 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joop Zoetemelk Flag of Hungary.svg András Takács Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladislav Nelyubin
1970 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Radoš Čubrić Flag of Poland.svg Henryk Wozniak Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hennie Kuiper
1971 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Cvetko Bilić Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nikolay Gorelov Flag of Poland.svg Józef Gawliczek
1972 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Yuri Lavrushkin Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Rinat Charafuline Flag of Poland.svg Stanisław Labocha
1973 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Boris Shukhov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Igor Moskalev Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Janez Zirovnik
1974 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Poslusný Flag of Austria.svg Wolfgang Steinmayr Flag of Italy.svg Vito Di Tano
1975 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Matoušek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Poslusný Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Valery Likhachov
1976 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Averin Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Drago Frelih Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Gusyatnikov
1977 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Gusyatnikov Flag of France.svg Philippe Bodier Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Averin
1978 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aavo Pikkuus Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergey Nikitenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Aleksandr Averin
1979 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Sergueï Morozov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Said Gusseinov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Ramazan Galaletdinov
1980 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Bojan Ropret Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Andrey Vedernikov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nikolai Anisimov
1981 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Riho Suun Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Piotr Ugrumov Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Vinko Polončič
1982 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nikolai Kossiakov Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Vinko Polončič Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Janez Lampič
1983 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Primož Čerin Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Janez Lampič Flag of Hungary.svg László Halász
1984 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Bruno Bulić Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Primož Čerin Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Jure Pavlič
1985 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Jure Pavlič Flag of East Germany.svg Holger Müller Flag of Bulgaria.svg Nencio Staykov
1986 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Jure Pavlič Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Jože Smole Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Srečko Glivar
1987 Flag of East Germany.svg Olaf Jentzsch Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Vladimír Kozárek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Miroslav Vašiček
1988 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Sandi Papež Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Pavel Tonkov Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jos van Aert
1989-1993Not held
1994 Flag of the United States.svg Eddy Gragus Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Matveyev Flag of Russia.svg Dimitri Sedun
1996 Flag of Moldova.svg Ruslan Ivanov Flag of Ukraine.svg Igor Tchoukliantchev Flag of Russia.svg Alexandre Botcharov
1997 Flag of Russia.svg Nikolai Koudriavtsev
1998 Flag of Ukraine.svg Alexandre Rotar Flag of Slovenia.svg Boris Premuzic Flag of Ukraine.svg Kyrylo Pospyeyev
1999 Flag of Slovakia.svg Milan Dvorščík Flag of Poland.svg Kazimierz Stafiej Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Mierzejewski
2000 Flag of Slovenia.svg Igor Kranjec Flag of Ukraine.svg Anatoli Varvaruk Flag of Poland.svg Sławomir Kohut

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