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Alby Saunders (born 1924) was an Australian racing cyclist.
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- 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 150 miles (240 km) into the Melbourne to Warrnambool Classic and in 1953 by winning the championship race over 125 miles (201 km) 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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