Sari Saarelainen

Sari Saarelainen
Saarelainen riding in the 2012 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen
Personal information
Full nameSari Saarelainen
Born (1981-03-01) 1 March 1981 (age 43)
Finland
Team information
Current teamRoland Cycling
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

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 Roland Cycling. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence.[7]

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

  1. ^ a b c d "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.