Lyne Bessette

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Lyne Bessette : biography

10 March 1975 –

Lyne Bessette (born 10 March 1975, Knowlton, Quebec) is a professional bicycle racer from Quebec, Canada. She was a member of the Canadian Olympic team in 2000 and 2004. She won the Tour de l’Aude Feminin in 1999 and 2001 and the Women’s Challenge in 2001. She is married to cyclist Tim Johnson.

Bessette was the pilot for Robbi Weldon’s gold medal win at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Women’s road race B, winning gold.

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