Sari Saarelainen Explained

Sari Saarelainen
Fullname:Sari Saarelainen
Birth Date:1 March 1981
Birth Place:Finland
Discipline:Road
Amateuryears1:2000
Amateurteam1:Team Stuttgart[1]
Amateuryears2:2017–2018
Amateurteam2:Maaslandster Veris CCN
Proyears1:1998
Proteam1:Acca Due O–Lorena Camicie
Proyears2:1999
Proteam2:Swam Hooch
Proyears3:2004
Proteam3:Team Let's Go Finland
Proyears4:2010
Proteam4:[2]
Proyears5:2012
Proyears6:2013
Proyears7:2013
Proyears8:2014–2015
Proteam8:[3]
Proyears9:2016
Proyears10:2019–2021
Proteam10:[4] [5]
Manageyears1:2022–

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 . 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.

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

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Sari Saarelainen. Cycling Archives . 23 September 2014.
    2. Web site: Sari Saarelainen. . 23 September 2014.
    3. Web site: Sari Saarelainen . 23 September 2014 . ProCyclingStats.
    4. News: Organico di 15 atlete per la Cogeas-Mettler con Olga Zabelinskaya e Amber Neben. Italian. Roster of 15 athletes for Cogeas-Mettler with Olga Zabelinskaya and Amber Neben. Cicloweb.it. Cicloweb. 2 January 2019. 10 February 2019.
    5. Web site: Cogeas Mettler Look Pro Cycling Team. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130011124/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15800/1003157/277. 30 January 2021.
    6. News: Leena. Koivisto. Opiskelu yllätti kilpapyöräilyn lopettaneen Sari Saarelaisen avaamalla saman tien oven tehtäviin niin Sveitsissä kuin Suomessa – "Melkoista painia oli pään sisällä". Finnish. 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. Keskisuomalainen. 14 January 2022. 5 August 2022.
    7. Web site: Final Results / Résultats finaux: Road Race Women Elite / Course en ligne femmes élite. Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 28 September 2013. 28 September 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170821003738/http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2013/WM/11RES00.pdf. 21 August 2017.
    8. Web site: PEZ-Clusive: Racer And Musician Sari Saarelainen! . Cameron . Gordon . 25 October 2010 . PEZ Cycling News . 23 September 2014.
    9. Web site: Sari Saarelainen. FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. 5 August 2022.

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