Alby Saunders (born 1924) was an Australian

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Career highlights

;1947 :Fastest Tour of Gippsland ;1949 :1st Australian national road race title :Blue Riband for fastest in the

Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...

: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

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:1st Stage 4 'Sun' Tour of Victoria,

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

:8th General Classification 'Sun' Tour of Victoria ;1953 :1st Australian national road race title :Blue Riband for fastest in the

Australian professional cycling career

He twice won the Australian national road race title in 1949, by winning a sprint point into the

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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Saunders, Alby 1924 births Place of birth missing Year of death missing Place of death missing Australian male cyclists