Sari Saarelainen

Sari Saarelainen (born 1 March 1981) is a Finnish former racing cyclist,[6] who now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's WorldTeam Israel Premier Tech Roland. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence.[7]

Sari Saarelainen
Saarelainen riding in the 2012 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
Personal information
Full nameSari Saarelainen
Born (1981-03-01) 1 March 1981
Finland
Team information
Current teamIsrael Premier Tech Roland
DisciplineRoad
Role
Amateur teams
2000Team Stuttgart[1]
2017–2018Maaslandster Veris CCN
Professional teams
1998Acca Due O–Lorena Camicie
1999Swam Hooch
2004Team Let's Go Finland[1]
2010ACS Chirio–Forno d'Asolo[2]
2012Forno d'Asolo Colavita[1]
2013Faren–Let's Go Finland[1]
2013MCipollini–Giordana
2014–2015Servetto Footon[3]
2016S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
2019–2021Cogeas–Mettler–Look[4][5]
Managerial team
2022–Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad

Saarelainen originally stopped competing in cycling at the end of 2004. However, she returned to competition in 2010 after becoming a mother.

Personal life

Outside of cycling she works as a cycling coach and physical training and she is an entrepreneur of a gym and a bike distribution, and she is also a singer and songwriter.[8]

Major results

Source: [9]

1998
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
5th Time trial, UCI Junior Road World Championships
2000
4th Tour de Berne
2001
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2002
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
2003
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2010
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
2013
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
2014
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
6th Overall 4Tour of Zhoushan Island
9th Grand Prix el Salvador
9th GP du Canton d'Argovie
2015
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2016
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
4th VR Women ITT
7th Horizon Park Women Challenge
2017
National Road Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
2018
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2019
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

References
  1. "Sari Saarelainen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  2. "Sari Saarelainen". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  3. "Sari Saarelainen". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  4. "Organico di 15 atlete per la Cogeas-Mettler con Olga Zabelinskaya e Amber Neben" [Roster of 15 athletes for Cogeas-Mettler with Olga Zabelinskaya and Amber Neben]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  5. "Cogeas Mettler Look Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
  6. Koivisto, Leena (14 January 2022). "Opiskelu yllätti kilpapyöräilyn lopettaneen Sari Saarelaisen avaamalla saman tien oven tehtäviin niin Sveitsissä kuin Suomessa – "Melkoista painia oli pään sisällä"" [Studying surprised Sari Saarelainen, who had quit competitive cycling, by opening the door to jobs in Switzerland and Finland at the same time - "There was quite a struggle inside my head"]. Vantaan Sanomat (in Finnish). Keskisuomalainen. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. "Final Results / Résultats finaux: Road Race Women Elite / Course en ligne femmes élite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 28 September 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  8. Cameron, Gordon (25 October 2010). "PEZ-Clusive: Racer And Musician Sari Saarelainen!". PEZ Cycling News. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  9. "Sari Saarelainen". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 5 August 2022.


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