Lyne Bessette

Lyne Bessette
Member of Parliament
for Brome—Missisquoi
In office
21 October 2019 – 19 September 2021
Preceded byDenis Paradis
Succeeded byPascale St-Onge
Personal details
Born (1975-03-10) 10 March 1975 (age 49)
Lac Brome, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Domestic partnerDivorced
ResidenceSutton, Quebec[1]
ProfessionAthlete
Cycling career
Team information
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
Cyclo-cross
RoleRider
Professional teams
1999–2003Saturn Cycling Team
2006Team T-Mobile Women
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's road cycling
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Road race B (pilot)
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Road race
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Individual time trial
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 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

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Lyne Bessette". Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Lyne Bessette: New documentary highlights Canadian's successful, clean cycling career". Cyclingnews. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Lyne Bessette: Olympic Cycling". Foot.com. 21 April 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Canadian Olympic Cycling Team Announced – Pedal Magazine". pedalmag.com. 19 July 2004. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Canadian Cyclist Lyne Bessette joins Cycling Canada Board of Directors". www.canadiancyclist.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Robbi Weldon and pilot Lyne Bessette win Gold at 2012 Paralympics". Cross Country Canada. London, UK. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Retired road and cyclocross star Lyne Bessette adds Para-Cycling gold to her palmares". VeloNews.com. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  10. ^ Releases, Press (20 April 2018). "Garneau Continues Support of Canadian Cyclist Lyne Bessette". Bike World News. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  11. ^ 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.