Alby Saunders
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alby Saunders |
| Born | 1924 |
| Team information | |
| Role | Rider |
Alby Saunders (born 1924) was an Australian racing cyclist.
Career highlights
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Branchflower Wins Bike Tour". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 27 September 1947. p. 3.
- ^ a b c d "Bonney rewarded with win in classic". The Age. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 10 October 1949. p. 12.
- ^ a b "Sick Victorian Rider Wins 125-Mile Title". The Examiner. Launceston, Tas.: National Library of Australia. 14 September 1953. p. 13.
- ^ a b "Records topple in fast Warrnambool". The Sporting Globe. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 3 October 1953. p. 12.
- ^ "FCC Criterium Fixture 2010" (PDF). footscraycc.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2015.
External links
[edit]- Alby Saunders at Cycling Archives (archived)