Lyne Bessette
Lyne Bessette MP (born 10 March 1975,[2] Lac Brome, Quebec) is a politician and professional bicycle racer[3] from Quebec, Canada.[4] She was elected to represent the riding of Brome—Missisquoi in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Brome—Missisquoi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preceded by | Denis Paradis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Lac Brome, Quebec, Canada | 10 March 1975||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Political party | Liberal Party of Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Sutton, Quebec[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Profession | Athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cycling career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Road Cyclo-cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Professional teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999–2003 | Saturn Cycling Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2006 | Team T-Mobile Women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Bessette was a member of the Canadian Olympic team in 2000[5] and 2004.[6] She won the Tour de l'Aude Feminin in 1999 and 2001 and the Women's Challenge in 2001. She is married to cyclist Tim Johnson.
Bessette was the pilot for para-cyclist and para-nordic skier Robbi Weldon's gold medal wins at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Women's road race B[7] and 2010 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) World Para-cycling Championships.[8] Even though she retired from professional bike racing in 2006,[9] in 2018, she was appointed Garneau ambassador.[10]
Record of achievements
1999
- 20th Time Trial UCI Road World Championships
- 7th Tour de Suisse Feminin
- 2nd Prologue
- 6th Stage 3, Göschenen to Göscheneralp time trial
- 3rd Stage 4, Embrach to Embrach
- 1st Mountains Jersey (QOM)
- 2nd Killington Stage Race
- 2nd Stage 1, Brandon Gap Road Race
- 5th Stage 2, Rutland Criterium
- 6th Stage 3, Saab Road Race
- 2nd GP Feminin du Quebec
- 1st Stage 2, Lac Brome Road Circuit Race
- 1st Stage 3, Sutton Road Circuit Race
- 4th Stage 4, Bedford Road Circuit Race
- 1st Stage 5, Brigham Time Trial
- 5th Stage 6, Cowansville Criterium
- 2nd Pan American Games Time Trial
- Women's Challenge (2.9.1)
- 2nd Stage 5, Sun Valley Circuit Race
- 2nd Stage 12, Statehouse Criterium
- 2nd Montreal (Can) World Cup
- 1st Tour de l'Aude (2.9.1)
- 5th Prologue, Gruissan time trial
- 4th Stage 2, Rieux Minervois
- 3rd Stage 5, Castelnaudary time trial
- 2nd Stage 6a, Mazamet to Pic de Nore
- 8th Stage 6b, Pradelles Cabardes to Mazamet
- 2nd Stage 8a, Quillan to Matemale
- 4th Stage 8b, Matemale to Quillan
- 1st Tour of Willamette
- 3rd Prologue Time Trial
- 2nd Stage 1, Hinman Vineyards Road Race
- 3rd Stage 3, Brownsville Road Race
- 3rd Stage 4, Time Trial
- 2nd Sea Otter Classic
- 3rd Stage 1, time trial
- 3rd Stage 3, circuit race
- 1st Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 3rd QOM
- 2nd Stage 1
- 4th Stage 2
2000
- 2nd Killington Stage Race
- 2nd Points Classification
- 3rd Stage 1, Brandon Gap Road Race
- 4th Stage 2, Rutland Criterium
- 3rd Stage 3
- 4th GP Féminine International du Québec (2.9.2)
- 2nd Points Classification
- 2nd Mountains Classification
- 2nd Stage 1, Farnham to Farnham
- 1st Stage 3, Richford to Lac Brome
- 6th Stage 4, Bedford Time Trial
- 5th Stage 6, Sutton to Mount Sutton
- 1st Tour de 'Toona
- 2nd Stage 1, Altoona Time Trial
- 1st Stage 3, Hollidaysburg Circuit Race
- 1st Stage 5, Verizon Circuit Race
- 2nd Stage 6, Downtown Altoona Criterium
- 5th Stage 1, Blue Cosmos Design Time Trial, Wendy's International Cycling Classic
- 1st Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
- 3rd Stage 1, Royal Plaza Time Trial
- 4th Stage 2, Aubuchon/Gudden Road Race
- 1st Stage 3, Unitil/FG&E Road Race
- 10th Stage 4, Downtown Criterium
- Women's Challenge
- 10th Stage 4, Rupert to Pomerelle
- 7th Stage 5, Burley South Individual Time Trial
- 10th Stage 6, Burley to Buhl
- 12th Montreal (Can) World Cup
- 10th Tour de l'Aude
- 8th Prologue, Gruissan Time Tria;
- 10th Stage 2a (Rieux-Minervois to Pic de Nore
- 2nd Stage 4 (Port Lauragais to Port Lauragais
- 8th Stage 5 (Castelnaudary Time Trial
- 3rd Tour of Willamette
- 2nd Prologue, Skinner's Butte Time Trial
- 1st Stage 1, Greenhill Road Race
- 9th Stage 2, Smith River Road Race
- 3rd Stage 3, Kill Hill Road Race
- 3rd Stage 4, Coburg Time Trial
- 3rd Stage 6, Brownsville Road Race
- 5th Sea Otter Classic
- 4th Prologue (Laguna Time Trial)
- 2nd Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 2nd Climber's Classification
- 4th Prologue, San Bernardino Street Sprints
- 2nd Stage 1, East Highlands Circuit Race
- 3rd Stage 2, East Highlands Time Trial
- 7th Stage 3, Lake Matthews to Oak Glen Road Race
- Sequoia Cycling Classic
- 5th Rocky Hill Road Race
- McLane-Pacific Bicycle Classic
- 6th Merced Downtown Criterium
- 8th Foothills Road Race
2001
- 12th UCI rankings
- Tour de Suisse Féminin (2.9.1)
- 2nd Stage 1 (Sarnen Time Trial)
- 9th Stage 2 (Sarnen)
- 3rd, Overall, GP Féminin International du Canada (2.9.2)
- 10th, Stage 1 (Farnham to Farnham)
- 6th, Stage 2 (Frelighsburg)
- 1st, Stage 3 (Richford to Lac Brome)
- 1st, Stage 4 (Bedford Time Trial, 19.1 km)
- 3rd, Stage 6 (Sutton to Mont-Sutton)
- 10th, Timex International Women's Open
- Tour de 'Toona
- 2nd, Stage 1, Time Trial
- 1st, Stage 2
- 8th, Stage 3
- 1st Canada Canadian National Time Trial Cycling Championships
- 1st Canada Canadian National Road Race Cycling Championships
- 1st BMC Software Tour of Arlington
- 1st Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic
- 1st Stage 1, Time Trial
- 2nd Stage 2, Circuit Race
- 2nd Stage 3, Road Race
- 4th Stage 4, Criterium
- 1st Women's Challenge (2.9.1)
- 1st Points Classification
- 2nd Mountains Classification
- 4th Sprints Classification
- 2nd Stage 1, Boise to Idaho City
- 2nd Stage 3, Stanley to Ketchum
- 1st Stage 4, Sun Valley Time Trial, 5.1 km
- 2nd Stage 5, Elkhorn Resort Circuit Race
- 10th Stage 6, Shoshone to Burley
- 2nd Stage 7, Burley to Pomerelle
- 5th Stage 8, Burley to Magic Mountain
- 1st Stage 9, Twin Falls to Buhl
- 1st Stage 11, Emmett to Firebird Time Trial, 21 km
- 6th Stage 12, Idaho Statehouse Criterium
- 3rd, Montréal (Can) World Cup
- 1st Tour de l'Aude (2.9.1)
- 2nd Points Classification
- 1st Mountains Classification
- 5th Sprints Classification
- 6th Prologue, Gruissan Time Trial, 3 km
- 7th Stage 1, Coursan to Coursan
- 2nd Stage 2, Rieux Minervois to Rieux Minervois
- 8th Stage 5, Castelnaudary Time Trial, 26.5 km
- 2nd Stage 6, Castelnaudary to Castelnaudary
- 5th Stage 7a, Castelnaudary to Bram
- 4th Stage 7b, Bram to Limoux
- 2nd Stage 9, Limoux to Limoux
- 3rd Tour of the Gila
- 3rd Stage 1, Tyrone Time Trial, 15.7 miles
- 2nd Stage 2, Silver City to Mogollan Road Race
- 2nd Stage 3, Inner Loop Road Race) - 2nd place
- 4th Stage 4, Downtown Silver City Criterium
- 3rd Stage 5, Gila Monster Road Race
- Redlands Bicycle Classic (2.9.2)
- 2nd Stage 1, Mt. Rubidoux Time Trial, 5 km
- 3rd Stage 2, Highland Road Race
- Sequoia Cycling Classic
- 1st Rocky Hill Road Race
- 4th Visalia Criterium
- 1st Stage 2, Foothills Road Race, McLane-Pacific Grand Prix
2002
- 20th UCI Rankings
- 13th GP Suisse (Swi) féminin World Cup
- 3rd Canadian National Time Trial Championships
- 6th Canadian National Road Race Championships
- 3rd Time Trial, Commonwealth Games
- 7th Road Race, Commonwealth Games
- 1st Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
- 1st Sprints Classification
- 1st Stage 1, Royal Plaza Time Trial
- 1st Stage 2, Circuit Race
- 1st Stage 3, Wachusett Mountain Road Race
- 5th Women's Challenge (2.9.1)
- 8th Stage 2, Lowman to Stanley
- 5th Stage 3, Stanley Time Trial, 40 km
- 3rd Stage 5, Shoshone to Pomerelle
- 5th Stage 6, Burley to Magic Mountain
- 4th Stage 8, Idaho Statehouse Criterium
- 5th Le Tour du Montréal (2.9.2)
- 4th Stage 1, Lachine Time Trial, 3 km
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne (Bel) World Cup
- 6th Montréal (Can) World Cup
- 4th Damesronde van Drenthe (1.9.1)
- 2nd Overall, Solano Bicycle Classic
- 1st Stage 1, Lagoon Valley Road Race
- 2nd Stage 2, Montezuma Hills Time Trial
- 1st Sea Otter Classic
- 3rd Stage 1, Laguna Seca time trial, 27.2 km
- 5th Stage 2, Cannery Row Criterium
- 3rd Stage 3, Fort Ord Road Race
- 1st Stage 4, Laguna Seca Circuit Race
- 4th Redlands Bicycle Classic
- 3rd QOM Classification
- 3rd Stage 1, Mt. Rubidoux Time Trial
- 1st Stage 2, Highland Circuit Race
- 5th Stage 3, Oak Glen Road Race
- 4th Stage 4, Beaver Medical Group Criterium
- 2nd Stage 5, Sunset Road Race
- Sequoia Cycling Classic
- 2nd, Rocky Hill Road Race
- 10th Visalia Criterium
- McLane-Pacific Bicycle Classic
- 2nd Stage 1, Merced Downtown Criterium
- 1st Stage 2, McLane-Pacific Road Race
2004
2006
- 1st New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series (NECCS) Round #6, W.E. Stedman Grand Prix
2007
- 1st Female Age 30-39 Paris to Ancaster 14th Annual Classic
2015
- 1st Female Gaspesia 100 MTB Marathon - 50 miles
2016
- 1st Female Gaspesia 100 MTB Marathon - 100 miles (1st Female to complete a 100 miles mtb race in Quebec.
2017
- 1st Female Gaspesia 100 MTB Marathon - 100 miles
- 10th Gran Prix of Gloucester, Day 2[11]
References
- "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- "Lyne Bessette". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- www.cyclingnews.com http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lyne-bessette-new-documentary-highlights-canadians-successful-clean-cycling-career/. Retrieved 5 August 2019. Missing or empty
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(help) - "Lyne Bessette: Olympic Cycling". Foot.com. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Canadian Olympic Cycling Team Announced – Pedal Magazine". pedalmag.com. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Canadian Cyclist Lyne Bessette joins Cycling Canada Board of Directors". www.canadiancyclist.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Robbi Weldon and pilot Lyne Bessette win Gold at 2012 Paralympics". Cross Country Canada. London, UK. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- Herz, Nathaniel (23 August 2010). "Retired road and cyclocross star Lyne Bessette adds Para-Cycling gold to her palmares". Velo News. QC, Canada. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- "Retired road and cyclocross star Lyne Bessette adds Para-Cycling gold to her palmares". VeloNews.com. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- Releases, Press (20 April 2018). "Garneau Continues Support of Canadian Cyclist Lyne Bessette". Bike World News. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- "Gran Prix of Gloucester: Noble claims Day 2". cyclingnews.com. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.