 Saarelainen riding in the 2012 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sari Saarelainen |
| Born | 1 March 1981 Finland |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Roland Cycling |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role |
|
| Amateur teams | |
| 2000 | Team Stuttgart[1] |
| 2017–2018 | Maaslandster Veris CCN |
| Professional teams | |
| 1998 | Acca Due O–Lorena Camicie |
| 1999 | Swam Hooch |
| 2004 | Team Let's Go Finland[1] |
| 2010 | ACS Chirio–Forno d'Asolo[2] |
| 2012 | Forno d'Asolo Colavita[1] |
| 2013 | Faren–Let's Go Finland[1] |
| 2013 | MCipollini–Giordana |
| 2014–2015 | Servetto Footon[3] |
| 2016 | S.C. Michela Fanini Rox |
| 2019–2021 | Cogeas–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.
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
- ^ a b c d "Sari Saarelainen". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Sari Saarelainen". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Sari Saarelainen". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cogeas Mettler Look Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Cameron, Gordon (25 October 2010). "PEZ-Clusive: Racer And Musician Sari Saarelainen!". PEZ Cycling News. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Sari Saarelainen". FirstCycling.com. FirstCycling AS. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
External links
- Sari Saarelainen at UCI
- Sari Saarelainen at Cycling Archives
- Sari Saarelainen at ProCyclingStats
- Sari Saarelainen at Cycling Quotient
- Discogs profile
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