Lyne Bessette | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament for Brome—Missisquoi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 21 October 2019 – 19 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Denis Paradis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Pascale St-Onge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 10 March 1975 Lac Brome, Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Liberal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic partner | Divorced | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Sutton, Quebec[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Athlete | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road Cyclo-cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1999–2003 | Saturn Cycling Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | Team T-Mobile Women | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Lyne Bessette". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "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.