# Lyne Bessette

Lyne Bessette (born 10 March 1975, Lac Brome, Quebec) is a politician and retired professional bicycle racer from Quebec, Canada. 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 and 2004. 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 and 2010 Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) World Para-cycling Championships. Even though she retired from professional bike racing in 2006, in 2018, she was appointed Garneau ambassador.
Bessette declined to seek re-election in July 2021 ahead of the year's federal election.
Bessette was inducted into the FQSC hall of fame in November 2022

## 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 Feminin (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 Canada Canadian National Time Trial Cycling Championships
* 1st Canada Canadian National Road Race Cycling Championships
* 1st BMC Software Tour of Arlington
* 1st Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic
       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

    1st International Tour de Toona
    2nd Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin

### 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
    1st Female Triathlon CanadaMan Xtri World tour du Lac Mégantic

### 2018

    1st Female Triathlon CanadaMan Xtri World tour du Lac Mégantic

### 2019

    2nd Female Triathlon CanadaMan Xtri World tour du Lac Mégantic

### 2021

    2nd Female Triathlon CanadaMan Xtri World tour du Lac Mégantic
    First female to complete the Gravel Bike Packing Challenge 500 (Team)

### 2022

    2nd female Gaspesia 100 - 100k ultra-trail
    1st female Gravel Bike Packing Challenge 500 Solo (23h17min)

## Electoral record

vte2019 Canadian federal election: Brome—Missisquoi :
| 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 | Total valid votes/expense limit | Total valid votes/expense limit | 61,441 | 100.0 |
| Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | Total rejected ballots | 962 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 62,403 | 70.1 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 89,071 |
| | Liberal hold | Liberal hold | Swing | Swing | -11.31 |
| Source: Elections Canada |||||||