Lyne Bessette
Lyne Bessette is a politician and retired professional bicycle racer from Quebec, Canada. She was elected to represent the riding of Brome—Missisquoi in the 2019 federal election as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Bessette was a member of the Canadian Olympic team in 2000 and 2004. She won the Tour de l'Aude Feminin in 1999 and 2001 and the Women's Challenge in 2001.
Bessette was the pilot for para-cyclist and para-nordic skier Robbi Weldon's gold medal wins at the Cycling at the [2012 Summer Paralympics – Women's road race B|2012 Summer Paralympics Women's road race B] and 2010 Union Cycliste Internationale World Para-cycling Championships. Even though she retired from professional bike racing in 2006, in 2018, she was appointed Garneau ambassador.
Bessette declined to seek re-election in July 2021 ahead of the year's federal election.
Bessette was inducted into the FQSC hall of fame in November 2022
Record of achievements
1999
- 20th Time Trial UCI Road World Championships
- 7th Tour de Suisse Feminin
- 2nd Killington Stage Race
- 2nd GP Feminin du Quebec
- 2nd Pan American Games Time Trial
- Women's Challenge
- 2nd Montreal World Cup
- 1st Tour de l'Aude
- 1st Tour of Willamette
- 2nd Sea Otter Classic
- 1st Redlands Bicycle Classic
2000
- 2nd Killington Stage Race
- 4th GP Féminine International du Québec
- 1st Tour de 'Toona
- 5th Stage 1, Blue Cosmos Design Time Trial, Wendy's International Cycling Classic
- 1st Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
- 12th Montreal World Cup
- 10th Tour de l'Aude
- 3rd Tour of Willamette
- 5th Sea Otter Classic
- 2nd Redlands Bicycle Classic
- Sequoia Cycling Classic
- McLane-Pacific Bicycle Classic
2001
- 12th UCI rankings
- Tour de Suisse Feminin
- 3rd, Overall, GP Féminin International du Canada
- 10th, Timex International Women's Open
- Tour de 'Toona
- 1st Canadian National Time Trial Cycling Championships
- 1st Canadian National Road Race Cycling Championships
- 1st BMC Software Tour of Arlington
- 1st Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic
- 1st Women's Challenge
- 3rd, Montréal World Cup
- 1st Tour de l'Aude
- 3rd Tour of the Gila
- Redlands Bicycle Classic
- Sequoia Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 2, Foothills Road Race, McLane-Pacific Grand Prix
2002
- 20th UCI Rankings
- 13th GP Suisse 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
- 5th Women's Challenge
- 5th Le Tour du Montréal
- 2nd La Flèche Wallonne World Cup
- 6th Montréal World Cup
- 4th Damesronde van Drenthe
- 2nd Overall, Solano Bicycle Classic
- 1st Sea Otter Classic
- 4th Redlands Bicycle Classic
- Sequoia Cycling Classic
- McLane-Pacific Bicycle Classic
2003