{{short description|Canadian cyclist}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Lyne Bessette | honorific_suffix = | image = Bessette0206_243.jpg | image_size = 200px | riding = Brome—Missisquoi | parliament = Canadian | term_start = 21 October 2019 | term_end = 19 September 2021 | predecessor = Denis Paradis | successor = Pascale St-Onge | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1975|3|10}} | birth_place = Lac Brome, Quebec, Canada | profession = Athlete | party = Liberal | footnotes = | module = {{Infobox cyclist|embed=yes | image = | currentteam = Retired | discipline = Road<br />Cyclo-cross | role = Rider | ridertype = | amateuryears1 = | amateurteam1 = | proyears1 = 1999–2003 | proteam1 = Saturn Cycling Team | proyears2 = 2006 | proteam2 = {{UCI team code|SLU|2006}} | majorwins = | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{flag|Canada}}}} {{MedalSport | Women's road cycling}} {{MedalCompetition|Paralympic Games}} {{MedalGold|2012 London|Road race B (pilot)}} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalGold|1998 Kuala Lumpur|Road race}} {{MedalBronze|2002 Manchester|Individual time trial}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalSilver|1999 Winnipeg|Individual time trial}} }} | partner = Divorced }}
'''Lyne Bessette''' (born 10 March 1975<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://olympic.ca/team-canada/lyne-bessette/|title=Lyne Bessette|date=2011-09-19|website=Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website|language=en|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> in Lac Brome, Quebec, Canada) is a politician and retired professional bicycle racer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/lyne-bessette-new-documentary-highlights-canadians-successful-clean-cycling-career/|title=Lyne Bessette: New documentary highlights Canadian's successful, clean cycling career|website=Cyclingnews|access-date=2019-08-05|date=2015-11-29}}</ref> from Quebec, Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foot.com/lyne-bessette-olympic-cycling/|title=Lyne Bessette: Olympic Cycling|date=2017-04-21|website=Foot.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> 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<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pedalmag.com/canadian-olympic-cycling-team-announced/|title=Canadian Olympic Cycling Team Announced – Pedal Magazine|date=2004-07-19|website=pedalmag.com|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> and 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?id=30700&title=Lyne%20Bessette%20joins%20Cycling%20Canada%20Board%20of%20Directors|title=Canadian Cyclist Lyne Bessette joins Cycling Canada Board of Directors|website=www.canadiancyclist.com|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> 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 2012 Summer Paralympics Women's road race B<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Robbi Weldon and pilot Lyne Bessette win Gold at 2012 Paralympics |url= http://www.cccski.com/Para-Nordic/Para-Nordic-National-Ski-Team/Robbi-Weldon-and-pilot-Lyne-Bessette-win-Gold-at-2.aspx#.VUAv5SFViko|newspaper= Cross Country Canada|location= London, UK|date= 11 September 2012|access-date= 28 April 2015}}</ref> and 2010 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) World Para-cycling Championships.<ref>{{cite news |last= Herz|first= Nathaniel|date= 23 August 2010|title=Retired road and cyclocross star Lyne Bessette adds Para-Cycling gold to her palmares |url= http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/08/news/retired-road-and-cyclocross-star-lyne-bessette-adds-para-cycling-gold-to-her-palmares_136282|newspaper=Velo News |location=QC, Canada |access-date= 28 April 2015}}</ref> Even though she retired from professional bike racing in 2006,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.velonews.com/2010/08/news/retired-road-and-cyclocross-star-lyne-bessette-adds-para-cycling-gold-to-her-palmares_136282|title=Retired road and cyclocross star Lyne Bessette adds Para-Cycling gold to her palmares|date=2010-08-23|website=VeloNews.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref> in 2018, she was appointed Garneau ambassador.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bikeworldnews.com/2018/04/20/garneau-continues-support-of-canadian-cyclist-lyne-bessette/|title=Garneau Continues Support of Canadian Cyclist Lyne Bessette|last=Releases|first=Press|date=2018-04-20|website=Bike World News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-05}}</ref>
Bessette declined to seek re-election in July 2021 ahead of the year's federal election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lyne Bessette ne se présentera pas aux prochaines élections fédérales |url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1809659/lyne-bessette-elections-federales-parti-liberal |work=ICI Estrie |publisher=Société Radio-Canada |date=16 July 2021 |language=fr |trans-title=Lyne Bessette will not run in the next federal election |last1=Lafortune |first1=Emy |archive-date=16 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716233055/https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1809659/lyne-bessette-elections-federales-parti-liberal |url-status=live }}</ref>
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 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 Feminin (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 {{CAN}} Canadian National Time Trial Cycling Championships *1st {{CAN}} 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
===2003=== :1st International Tour de Toona :2nd Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
===2004=== :1st Nature Valley Grand Prix :1st International Tour de Toona :16th Summer Olympics Time Trial
===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 [https://gaspesia.org/ Gaspesia 100 MTB Marathon] - 50 miles
===2016=== : 1st Female [https://gaspesia.org/ Gaspesia 100 MTB Marathon] - 100 miles (1st Female to complete a 100 miles mtb race in Quebec.
===2017=== : 1st Female [https://gaspesia.org/ Gaspesia 100 MTB Marathon] - 100 miles : 10th Gran Prix of Gloucester, Day 2<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gran-prix-of-gloucester-2017-c2/elite-women/results/ |title=Gran Prix of Gloucester: Noble claims Day 2 |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=16 October 2017 |website=cyclingnews.com|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> : 1st Female [https://caxtri.com/courses/xtreme-triathlon/] Triathlon CanadaMan Xtri World tour du Lac Mégantic
=== 2018 ===
: 1st Female Triathlon [https://caxtri.com/courses/xtreme-triathlon/ CanadaMan] Xtri World tour du Lac Mégantic
=== 2019 === :2nd Female Triathlon [https://caxtri.com/courses/xtreme-triathlon/ CanadaMan] Xtri World tour du Lac Mégantic
=== 2021 === :2nd Female Triathlon [https://caxtri.com/courses/xtreme-triathlon/ CanadaMan] Xtri World tour du Lac Mégantic :First female to complete the [https://gbc500.com/ Gravel Bike Packing Challenge 500] (Team)
=== 2022 === :2nd female [https://gaspesia.org/ Gaspesia 100] - 100k ultra-trail :1st female [https://gbc500.com/ Gravel Bike Packing Challenge 500] Solo (23h17min)
==Electoral record== {{2019 Canadian federal election/Brome—Missisquoi}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20091027003009/http://geocities.com/lynebessette/ A fan site in French] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20000823051815/http://www.canoe.com/2000GamesBiosA2M/bessette.html A brief biography on Canoe]
{{Canadian medallists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics}}
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