(1975-03-10) 10 March 1975 (age 49) Lac Brome, Quebec, Canada
Political party
Liberal
Domestic partner
Divorced
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
Representing Canada
Women's road cycling
Paralympic Games
2012 London
Road race B (pilot)
Commonwealth Games
1998 Kuala Lumpur
Road race
2002 Manchester
Individual time trial
Pan American Games
1999 Winnipeg
Individual time trial
Lyne Bessette (born 10 March 1975,[2] Lac Brome, Quebec) is a politician and retired 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.
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.
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]
Bessette declined to seek re-election in July 2021 ahead of the year's federal election.[11]
Bessette was inducted into the FQSC hall of fame in November 2022
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^"Lyne Bessette: New documentary highlights Canadian's successful, clean cycling career". Cyclingnews. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^"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.
^Lafortune, Emy (16 July 2021). "Lyne Bessette ne se présentera pas aux prochaines élections fédérales" [Lyne Bessette will not run in the next federal election]. ICI Estrie (in French). Société Radio-Canada. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021.
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