Alby Saunders
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alby Saunders |
| Born | 1924 |
| Team information | |
| Role | Rider |
Alby Saunders (born 1924) was an Australian racing cyclist.
Career highlights
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- 1947
- Fastest Tour of Gippsland [1]:{{{3}}}
- 1949
- 1st Australian national road race title[2]:{{{3}}}
- Blue Riband for fastest in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic [2]:{{{3}}}
- 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, Victoria|]]
- 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]:{{{3}}}
- Blue Riband for fastest in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic [4]:{{{3}}}
Australian professional cycling career
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]:{{{3}}} and 1953.[4]
In 2010 the Footscray cycling club held an Alby Saunders Memorial criterium.[5]
References
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External links
- Alby Saunders at Cycling ArchivesLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
