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.
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| Dates | 29 August–6 September | |||||||||
| Stages | 8 | |||||||||
| Distance | 1,342 km (833.9 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 53hr 19' 35" | |||||||||
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The winner of overall classification was Janez Peternel.
Schedule
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | |||
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| 1 | 29 August | Belgrade - Šabac - Zvornik | 164 km (101.9 mi) |  Dragoljub Davidović (YUG)
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| 2 | 30 August | Zvornik - Sarajevo | 148 km (92 mi) | Đorđe Drljačić (YUG)
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| 3 | 31 August | Sarajevo - Višegrad - Čačak | 253 km (157 mi) | Janez Peternel (YUG)
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| 4 | 1 September | Čačak - Kosovska Mitrovica | 176 km (109 mi) | Janez Peternel (YUG)
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| 5 | 3 September | Kosovska Mitrovica - Skopje | 136 km (85 mi) | Josip Pokupec (YUG)
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| 6 | 4 September | Skopje - Vranje - Niš | 201 km (125 mi) | Janez Peternel (YUG)
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| 7 | 5 September | Niš - Kragujevac | 142 km (88 mi) | Sava Pavlović (YUG)
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| 8 | 6 September | Kragujevac - Belgrade | 122 km (76 mi) | Dragoljub Davidović (YUG)
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| Total | 1,342 km (834 mi) | ||||||
Final standings
editGeneral classification
edit| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Janez Peternel (YUG) 
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Hermes Ljubljana | 53h 19' 35" |
| 2 | Franc Gartner (YUG)
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Ljubljanica Ljubljana | 53h 30' 42" |
| 3 | Drago Davidović (YUG)
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Sokol Zagreb | 53h 56' 38" |
| 4 | Radivoje Veljković (YUG)
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Jugoslavija Belgrade | 54h 03' 27" |
| 5 | Franc Podmilščak (YUG)
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Edinstvo Ljubljana | 54h 04' 17" |
| 6 | Đorđe Drljačić (YUG)
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Avala Belgrade | 54h 22' 51" |
| 7 | Ivan Ujčić (YUG)
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Jugoslavija Belgrade | 54h 30' 20" |
| 8 | Đura Petrov (YUG)
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NAK Novi Sad | 54h 31' 43" |
| 9 | Boris Vojinov (YUG)
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Jugoslavija Belgrade | 54h 59' 05" |
| 10 | Armando Golob (YUG)
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Edinstvo Ljubljana | 55h 33' 59" |
References
edit- 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)