Alby Saunders Explained
| Alby Saunders |
| Fullname: | Alby Saunders |
| Birth Date: | 1924 |
| Role: | Rider |
Alby Saunders (born 1924) was an Australian racing cyclist.
Career highlights
- 1947
Fastest Tour of Gippsland 1949
1st Australian national road race title
Blue Riband for fastest in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic 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
Australian professional cycling career
He twice won the Australian national road race title in 1949, by winning a sprint point 150miles into the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic[1] and in 1953 by winning the championship race over 125miles at Launceston, Tasmania.[2]
Saunders won the Blue Riband for the fastest time in the Melbourne to Warrnambool in 1949 and 1953.[3]
In 2010 the Footscray cycling club held an Alby Saunders Memorial criterium.[4]
Notes and References
- News: Bonney rewarded with win in classic . . Melbourne, Vic. . 10 October 1949 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Sick Victorian Rider Wins 125-Mile Title. . . Launceston, Tas. . 14 September 1953 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Records topple in fast Warrnambool. . . Melbourne, Vic. . 3 October 1953 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
- Web site: FCC Criterium Fixture 2010 . footscraycc.com.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723081520/http://www.footscraycc.com.au/uploads/media/fcc_critfixture_200910.pdf . 23 July 2015 .
