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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Sutton, Quebec[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Profession | Athlete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cycling career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current team | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Road Cyclo-cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Rider | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Professional teams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
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 Féminin (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 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[]
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 Gaspesia 100 MTB Marathon - 50 miles
2016[]
- 1st Female Gaspesia 100 MTB Marathon - 100 miles (1st Female to complete a 100 miles mtb race in Quebec.
2017[]
- 1st Female Gaspesia 100 MTB Marathon - 100 miles
- 10th Gran Prix of Gloucester, Day 2[12]
Electoral record[]
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Brome—Missisquoi | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Lyne Bessette | 23,450 | 38.2 | -5.68 | none listed | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Monique Allard | 21,152 | 34.4 | +16.93 | $19,373.49 | |||
| Conservative | Bruno Côté | 7,697 | 12.5 | +1.04 | $17,284.00 | |||
| New Democratic | Sylvie Jetté | 4,887 | 8.0 | -16.51 | $7,266.26 | |||
| Green | Normand Dallaire | 3,302 | 5.4 | +3.05 | $8,943.15 | |||
| People's | François Poulin | 456 | 0.7 | none listed | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Steeve Cloutier | 310 | 0.5 | none listed | ||||
| Veterans Coalition | Lawrence Cotton | 187 | 0.3 | $0.00 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,441 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 962 | |||||||
| Turnout | 62,403 | 70.1 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 89,071 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -11.31 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
References[]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Gran Prix of Gloucester: Noble claims Day 2". cyclingnews.com. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
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- Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling
- Pan American Games medalists in cycling
- Cyclists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Cyclists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec
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- Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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- People from Sutton, Quebec