Lyne Bessette
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Lyne Bessette (born on March 10, 1975 in Lac Brome, Quebec) is a professional bicycle racer from Quebec, Canada. A two-time member of the Canadian Olympic team (2000 and 2004), she has twice won the prestigious Tour de l'Aude Feminin (1999 and 2001) as well as the 2001 Women's Challenge.
Bessette is married to fellow cyclist Tim Johnson.
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[edit] Palmarès
[edit] 2006
- 1st, New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series (NECCS) Round #6, W.E. Stedman Grand Prix
[edit] 2004
[edit] 2003
[edit] 2002
- 20th, UCI Points List
- 13th, GP Suisse (Swi) féminin World Cup
- Canadian Championships
- 3rd, Time Trial
- 6th, Road Race
- Commonwealth Games
- 3rd, Time Trial
- 7th, Road Race
- 1st, Overall, 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, Overall, 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, Overall, 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, Overall, 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, Overall, 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)
[edit] 2001
- 12th, UCI Points List
- 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
Canada National Cycling Championships
- 1st, Time Trial - 1st place
- 1st, Road Race - 1st place
- 1st, BMC Software Tour of Arlington
- 1st, Overall, Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic
- Stage 1 (Time Trial) - 1st place
- Stage 2 (Circuit Race) - 2nd place
- Stage 3 (Road Race) - 2nd place
- Stage 4 (Criterium) - 4th place
- 1st, Overall, Women's Challenge (2.9.1)
- 1st, Points Classification
- 2nd, Mountains Classification
- 4th, Sprints Classification
- Stage 1 (Boise to Idaho City) - 2nd place
- Stage 3 (Stanley to Ketchum) - 2nd place
- Stage 4 (Sun Valley Time Trial, 5.1 km) - 1st place
- Stage 5 (Elkhorn Resort Circuit Race) - 2nd place
- Stage 6 (Shoshone to Burley) - 10th place
- Stage 7 (Burley to Pomerelle) - 2nd place
- Stage 8 (Burley to Magic Mountain) - 5th place
- Stage 9 (Twin Falls to Buhl) - 1st place
- Stage 11 (Emmett to Firebird Time Trial, 21 km) - 1st place
- Stage 12 (Idaho Statehouse Criterium) - 6th place
- 3rd, Montréal (Can) World Cup
- 1st, Overall, Tour de l'Aude (2.9.1)
- 2nd, Points Classification
- 1st, Mountains Classification
- 5th, Sprints Classification
- Prologue (Gruissan Time Trial, 3 km) - 6th place
- Stage 1 (Coursan to Coursan) - 7th place
- Stage 2 (Rieux Minervois to Rieux Minervois) - 2nd place
- Stage 5 (Castelnaudary Time Trial, 26.5 km) - 8th place
- Stage 6 (Castelnaudary to Castelnaudary) - 2nd place
- Stage 7a (Castelnaudary to Bram) - 5th place
- Stage 7b (Bram to Limoux) - 4th place
- Stage 9 (Limoux to Limoux) - 2nd place
- 3rd, Overall, Tour of the Gila
- Stage 1 (Tyrone Time Trial, 15.7 miles) - 3rd place
- Stage 2 (Silver City to Mogollan Road Race) - 2nd place
- Stage 3 (Inner Loop Road Race) - 2nd place
- Stage 4 (Downtown Silver City Criterium) - 4th place
- Stage 5 (Gila Monster Road Race) - 3rd place
- Redlands Bicycle Classic (2.9.2)
- Stage 1 (Mt. Rubidoux Time Trial, 5 km) - 2nd place
- Stage 2 (Highland Road Race) - 3rd place
- Sequoia Cycling Classic
- Rocky Hill Road Race - 1st place
- Visalia Criterium - 4th place
- McLane-Pacific Grand Prix
- Stage 2 (Foothills Road Race) - 1st place
[edit] 2000
- Killington Stage Race
- Final Overall GC - 2nd place
- Points Classification - 2nd place
- Stage 1 (Brandon Gap Road Race) - 3rd place
- Stage 2 (Rutland Criterium) - 4th place
- Stage 3 - 3rd place
- GP Féminine International du Québec (2.9.2)
- Final Overall GC - 4th place
- Points Classification - 2nd place
- Mountains Classification - 2nd place
- Stage 1 (Farnham to Farnham) - 2nd place
- Stage 3 (Richford to Lac Brome) - 1st place
- Stage 4 (Bedford Time Trial) - 6th place
- Stage 6 (Sutton to Mount Sutton) - 5th place
- Tour de 'Toona
- Final Overall GC - 1st place
- Stage 1 (Altoona Time Trial) - 2nd place
- Stage 3 (Hollidaysburg Circuit Race) - 1st place
- Stage 5 (Verizon Circuit Race) - 1st place
- Stage 6 (Downtown Altoona Criterium) - 2nd place
- Wendy's International Cycling Classic
- Stage 1 (Blue Cosmos Design Time Trial) - 5th place
- Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
- Final Overall GC - 1st place
- Stage 1 (Royal Plaza Time Trial) - 3rd place
- Stage 2 (Aubuchon/Gudden Road Race) - 4th place
- Stage 3 (Unitil/FG&E Road Race) - 1st place
- Stage 4 (Downtown Criterium) - 10th place
- Women's Challenge
- Stage 4 (Rupert to Pomerelle) - 10th place
- Stage 5 (Burley South Individual Time Trial) - 7th place
- Stage 6 (Burley to Buhl) - 10th place
- Montreal (Can) World Cup - 12th place
- Tour de l'Aude
- Final Overall GC - 10th place
- Prologue (Gruissan Time Trial) - 8th place
- Stage 2a (Rieux-Minervois to Pic de Nore) - 10th place
- Stage 4 (Port Lauragais to Port Lauragais) - 2nd place
- Stage 5 (Castelnaudary Time Trial) - 8th place
- Tour of Willamette
- Final Overall GC - 3rd place
- Prologue (Skinner's Butte Time Trial) - 2nd place
- Stage 1 (Greenhill Road Race) - 1st place
- Stage 2 (Smith River Road Race) - 9th place
- Stage 3 (Kill Hill Road Race) - 3rd place
- Stage 4 (Coburg Time Trial) - 3rd place
- Stage 6 (Brownsville Road Race) - 3rd place
- Sea Otter Classic
- Final Overall GC - 5th place
- Prologue (Laguna Time Trial) - 4th place
- Redlands Bicycle Classic
- Final Overall GC - 2nd place
- Climber's Classification - 2nd place
- Prologue (San Bernardino Street Sprints) - 4th place
- Stage 1 (East Highlands Circuit Race) - 2nd place
- Stage 2 (East Highlands Time Trial) - 3rd place
- Stage 3 (Lake Matthews to Oak Glen Road Race) - 7th place
- Sequoia Cycling Classic
- Rocky Hill Road Race - 5th place
- McLane-Pacific Bicycle Classic
- Merced Downtown Criterium - 6th place
- Foothills Road Race - 8th place
[edit] 1999
- World Time Trial Championships - 20th place
- Tour de Suisse Feminin
- Overall GC - 7th place
- Prologue - 2nd place
- Stage 3 (Göschenen to Göscheneralp time trial) - 6th place
- Stage 4 (Embrach to Embrach) - 3rd place
- Mountains Jersey (QOM) - 1st place
- Killington Stage Race
- Overall GC - 2nd place
- Stage 1 (Brandon Gap Road Race) - 2nd place
- Stage 2 (Rutland Criterium) - 5th place
- Stage 3 (Saab Road Race) - 6th place
- GP Feminin du Quebec
- Overall GC - 2nd place
- Stage 2 (Lac Brome Road Circuit Race) - 1st place
- Stage 3 (Sutton Road Circuit Race) - 1st place
- Stage 4 (Bedford Road Circuit Race) - 4th place
- Stage 5 (Brigham Time Trial) - 1st place
- Stage 6 (Cowansville Criterium) - 5th place
- Pan American Games Time Trial - 2nd place
- Women's Challenge (2.9.1)
- stage 5 (Sun Valley Circuit Race) - 2nd place
- stage 12 (Statehouse Criterium) - 2nd place
- Montreal (Can) World Cup - 2nd place
- Tour de l'Aude (2.9.1)
- Final Overall GC - 1st place
- Prologue (Gruissan time trial) - 5th place
- stage 2 (Rieux Minervois) - 4th place
- stage 5 (Castelnaudary time trial) - 3rd place
- stage 6a (Mazamet to Pic de Nore) - 2nd place
- stage 6b (Pradelles Cabardes to Mazamet) - 8th place
- stage 8a (Quillan to Matemale) - 2nd place
- stage 8b (Matemale to Quillan) - 4th place
- Tour of Willamette
- Overall GC - 1st place
- Prologue Time Trial - 3rd place
- stage 1 (Hinman Vineyards Road Race) - 2nd place
- stage 3 (Brownsville Road Race) - 3rd place
- stage 4 (Time Trial) - 3rd place
- Sea Otter Classic
- Overall GC - 2nd place
- stage 1 (time trial) - 3rd place
- stage 3 (circuit race) - 3rd place
- Redlands Bicycle Classic
- Overall GC - 1st place
- QOM - 3rd place
- stage 1 - 2nd place
- stage 2 - 4th place
