Sari Saarelainen

{{short description|Finnish cyclist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}

{{Infobox cyclist

| name = Sari Saarelainen

| image = Sari Saarelainen - Women's Tour of Thuringia 2012 (aka).jpg

| caption = Saarelainen riding in the 2012 Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen

| fullname = Sari Saarelainen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|3|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Finland

| height =

| weight =

| currentteam = {{UCI team code|CGS}}

| discipline = Road

| role = {{ubl|Rider (retired)|Directeur sportif}}

| ridertype =

| amateuryears1 = 2000

| amateurteam1 = Team Stuttgart{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=10141 |title=Sari Saarelainen|website=Cycling Archives |access-date=23 September 2014}}

| 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 = {{UCI team code|FCL|2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/sari-saarelainen |title=Sari Saarelainen|website=cyclingnews.com |access-date=23 September 2014}}

| proyears5 = 2012

| proteam5 = {{UCI team code|FCL|2012}}

| proyears6 = 2013

| proteam6 = {{UCI team code|EMF|2013a}}

| proyears7 = 2013

| proteam7 = {{UCI team code|ALE|2013}}

| proyears8 = 2014–2015

| proteam8 = {{UCI team code|SEF|2014}}{{cite web |url=http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider.php?id=124908 |title=Sari Saarelainen |access-date=23 September 2014 |work=ProCyclingStats}}

| proyears9 = 2016

| proteam9 = {{UCI team code|MIC|2016}}

| proyears10 = 2019–2021

| proteam10 = {{UCI team code|CGS|2019}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cicloweb.it/2019/01/02/cogeas-mettler-olga-zabelinskaya-amber-neben/|title=Organico di 15 atlete per la Cogeas-Mettler con Olga Zabelinskaya e Amber Neben|language=Italian|trans-title=Roster of 15 athletes for Cogeas-Mettler with Olga Zabelinskaya and Amber Neben|work=Cicloweb.it|publisher=Cicloweb|date=2 January 2019|access-date=10 February 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15800/1003157/277|title=Cogeas Mettler Look Pro Cycling Team|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=30 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130011124/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15800/1003157/277|archive-date=30 January 2021}}

| manageyears1 = 2022–

| manageteam1 = {{UCI team code|CGS|2022}}

| majorwins =

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}}

Sari Saarelainen (born 1 March 1981) is a Finnish former racing cyclist,{{cite news|first=Leena|last=Koivisto|url=https://www.vantaansanomat.fi/paikalliset/4439287|title=Opiskelu yllätti kilpapyöräilyn lopettaneen Sari Saarelaisen avaamalla saman tien oven tehtäviin niin Sveitsissä kuin Suomessa – "Melkoista painia oli pään sisällä"|language=Finnish|trans-title=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"|work=Vantaan Sanomat|publisher=Keskisuomalainen|date=14 January 2022|accessdate=5 August 2022}} who now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Women's WorldTeam {{UCI team code|CGS}}. She competed in the 2013 UCI women's road race in Florence.{{cite web|url=http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2013/WM/11RES00.pdf|title=Final Results / Résultats finaux: Road Race Women Elite / Course en ligne femmes élite|work=Sport Result|publisher=Tissot Timing|date=28 September 2013|access-date=28 September 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821003738/http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2013/WM/11RES00.pdf|archive-date=21 August 2017}}

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