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
1st Australian national road race title
Blue Riband for fastest in the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic
Australian professional cycling career
He twice won the Australian national road race title in 1949, by winning a sprint point into the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic and in 1953 by winning the championship race over at Launceston, Tasmania.
Saunders won the Blue Riband for the fastest time in the Melbourne to Warrnambool in 1949 and 1953.
In 2010 the Footscray cycling club held an Alby Saunders Memorial criterium.
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