1940 Tour de Serbie

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
Winner  Janez Peternel (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)   Second  Franc Gartner (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)   Third   (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
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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.

The winner of overall classification was Janez Peternel.

Schedule[]

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Winner
1	29 August	Belgrade - Šabac - Zvornik	164 km (101.9 mi)	(YUG)
2	30 August	Zvornik - Sarajevo	148 km (92 mi)	(YUG)
3	31 August	Sarajevo - Višegrad - Čačak	253 km (157 mi)	Janez Peternel (YUG)
4	1 September	Čačak - Kosovska Mitrovica	176 km (109 mi)	Janez Peternel (YUG)
5	3 September	Kosovska Mitrovica - Skopje	136 km (85 mi)	Josip Pokupec (YUG)
6	4 September	Skopje - Vranje - Niš	201 km (125 mi)	Janez Peternel (YUG)
7	5 September	Niš - Kragujevac	142 km (88 mi)	(YUG)
8	6 September	Kragujevac - Belgrade	122 km (76 mi)	(YUG)
	Total		1,342 km (834 mi)

Final standings[]

General classification[]

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Janez Peternel (YUG)	Hermes Ljubljana	53h 19' 35"
2	Franc Gartner (YUG)	Ljubljanica Ljubljana	53h 30' 42"
3	(YUG)	Sokol Zagreb	53h 56' 38"
4	(YUG)	Jugoslavija Belgrade	54h 03' 27"
5	(YUG)	Edinstvo Ljubljana	54h 04' 17"
6	(YUG)	Avala Belgrade	54h 22' 51"
7	(YUG)	Jugoslavija Belgrade	54h 30' 20"
8	(YUG)	NAK Novi Sad	54h 31' 43"
9	(YUG)	Jugoslavija Belgrade	54h 59' 05"
10	(YUG)	Edinstvo Ljubljana	55h 33' 59"

References[]

• Vreme digital archive (28. August-7. September)
• Politika digital archive (28. August-7. September)
• Pravda digital archive (28. August-7. September)
• Slovenski dom digital archive (28. August-7. September)

External links[]