Alby Saunders (born 1924) was an Australian racing cyclist.

Alby Saunders
Personal information
Full nameAlby Saunders
Born1924
Team information
RoleRider

Career highlights

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1947
Fastest Tour of Gippsland [1]
1949
1st Australian national road race title[2]
Blue Riband for fastest in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic [2]
4th General Classification Tour of the West
1950
8th General Classification Tour of the West
1951
9th General Classification Tour of the West
1952
3rd Stage 1 'Sun' Tour of Victoria, Geelong
2nd Stage 2 'Sun' Tour of Victoria, Bendigo
3rd Stage 3 'Sun' Tour of Victoria Cobram
1st Stage 4 'Sun' Tour of Victoria, Melbourne
8th General Classification 'Sun' Tour of Victoria
1953
1st Australian national road race title [3]
Blue Riband for fastest in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic [4]

Australian professional cycling career

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He twice won the Australian national road race title in 1949, by winning a sprint point 150 miles (240 km) into the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic[2] and in 1953 by winning the championship race over 125 miles (201 km) at Launceston, Tasmania.[3]

Saunders won the Blue Riband for the fastest time in the Melbourne to Warrnambool in 1949[2] and 1953.[4]

In 2010 the Footscray cycling club held an Alby Saunders Memorial criterium.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Branchflower Wins Bike Tour". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 27 September 1947. p. 3.
  2. ^ a b c d "Bonney rewarded with win in classic". The Age. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 10 October 1949. p. 12.
  3. ^ a b "Sick Victorian Rider Wins 125-Mile Title". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 14 September 1953. p. 13.
  4. ^ a b "Records topple in fast Warrnambool". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 3 October 1953. p. 12.
  5. ^ "FCC Criterium Fixture 2010" (PDF). footscraycc.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2015.
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