1939 Tour de Serbie

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.

1939 Tour de Serbie
Stage 1 (start of second half-stage in Valjevo)
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
Winner  August Prosenik (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
  Second  Stjepan Grgac (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
  Third  Karel Lavrih (Kingdom of Yugoslavia)

The winner of overall classification was August Prosenik.

Schedule
Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Winner
1 22 May Belgrade - Valjevo - Požega 180 km (111.8 mi)  August Prosenik (YUG)
2 23 May Požega - Kraljevo - Raška 177 km (110 mi)  Constantin Tudose (ROM)
3 24 May Raška - Kosovska Mitrovica - Skopje 202 km (126 mi)  August Prosenik (YUG)
4 26 May Skopje - Vranje - Niš 201 km (125 mi)  August Prosinek (YUG)
5 27 May Niš - Paraćin - Kragujevac 130 km (81 mi)  August Prosenik (YUG)
6 28 May Kragujevac - Belgrade 124 km (77 mi)  Josip Pokupec (YUG)
Total 1,014 km (630 mi)

Final standings

General classification
Rider Team Time
1  August Prosenik (YUG) General classification Zagreb 34h 24' 22"
2  Stjepan Grgac (YUG) Zagreb 34h 41' 28"
3  Karel Lavrih (YUG) Belgrade 34h 52' 28"
4  Constantin Tudose (ROM) Romania 35h 02' 40"
5  Josip Pokupec (YUG) Zagreb 35h 04' 07"
6  Ionel Cristea (ROM) Romania 35h 16' 26"
7  Rade Veljković (YUG) Belgrade 35h 23' 31"
8  Danilo Erdelji (YUG) Borovo 35h 26' 16"
9  Janez Peternel (YUG) Ljubljana 35h 28' 26"
10  Nikola Penčev (YUG) Zagreb 35h 36' 15"

References
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