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.
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[edit] Palmarès
[edit] 2002
- UCI Points List - 20th place
- GP Suisse (Swi) féminin World Cup - 13th place
- Canadian Championships
- Time Trial - 3rd place
- Road Race - 6th place
- Commonwealth Games
- Time Trial - 3rd place
- Road Race - 7th place
- Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
- Final General Classification - 1st place
- Sprints Classification - 1st place
- Stage 1 (Royal Plaza Time Trial) - 1st place
- Stage 2 (Circuit Race) - 1st place
- Stage 3 (Wachusett Mountain Road Race) - 1st place
- Women's Challenge (2.9.1)
- Final General Classification - 5th place
- Stage 2 (Lowman to Stanley) - 8th place
- Stage 3 (Stanley Time Trial, 40 km) - 5th place
- Stage 5 (Shoshone to Pomerelle) - 3rd place
- Stage 6 (Burley to Magic Mountain) - 5th place
- Stage 8 (Idaho Statehouse Criterium) - 4th place
- Le Tour du Montréal (2.9.2)
- Final Overall General Classification - 5th place
- Stage 1 (Lachine Time Trial, 3 km) - 4th place
- Montréal (Can) World Cup - 6th place
- La Flèche Wallonne (Bel) World Cup - 2nd place
- Damesronde van Drenthe (1.9.1) - 4th place
- Solano Bicycle Classic
- Final Overall General Classification - 2nd place
- Stage 1 (Lagoon Valley Road Race) - 1st place
- Stage 2 (Montezuma Hills Time Trial) - 2nd place
- Sea Otter Classic
- Final Overall General Classification - 1st place
- Stage 1 (Laguna Seca time trial, 27.2 km) - 3rd place
- Stage 2 (Cannery Row Criterium) - 5th place
- Stage 3 (Fort Ord Road Race) - 3rd place
- Stage 4 (Laguna Seca Circuit Race) - 1st place
- Redlands Bicycle Classic
- Final Overall General Classification - 4th place
- QOM Classification - 3rd place
- Stage 1 (Mt. Rubidoux Time Trial) - 3rd place
- Stage 2 (Highland Circuit Race) - 1st place
- Stage 3 (Oak Glen Road Race) - 5th place
- Stage 4 (Beaver Medical Group Criterium) - 4th place
- Stage 5 (Sunset Road Race) - 2nd place
- Sequoia Cycling Classic
- Rocky Hill Road Race - 2nd place
- Visalia Criterium - 10th place
- McLane-Pacific Bicycle Classic
- Stage 1 (Merced Downtown Criterium) - 2nd place
- Stage 2 (McLane-Pacific Road Race) - 1st place
[edit] 2001
- UCI Points List - 12th place
- Tour de Suisse Féminin (2.9.1)
- Stage 1 (Sarnen Time Trial) - 2nd place
- Stage 2 (Sarnen) - 9th place
- GP Féminin International du Canada (2.9.2)
- Final Overall General Classification - 3rd place
- Stage 1 (Farnham to Farnham) - 10th place
- Stage 2 (Frelighsburg) - 6th place
- Stage 3 (Richford to Lac Brome) - 1st place
- Stage 4 (Bedford Time Trial, 19.1 km) - 1st place
- Stage 6 (Sutton to Mont-Sutton) - 3rd place
- Timex International Women's Open - 10th place
- Tour de 'Toona
- Stage 1 (Time Trial) - 2nd place
- Stage 2 - 1st place
- Stage 3 - 8th place
- Canadian Championships
- Time Trial - 1st place
- Road Race - 1st place
- BMC Software Tour of Arlington - 1st place
- Fitchburg-Longsjo Classic
- Final General Classification - 1st place
- Stage 1 (Time Trial) - 1st place
- Stage 2 (Circuit Race) - 2nd place
- Stage 3 (Road Race) - 2nd place
- Stage 4 (Criterium) - 4th place
- Women's Challenge (2.9.1)
- Final Overall General Classification - 1st place
- Points Classification - 1st place
- Mountains Classification - 2nd place
- Sprints Classification - 4th place
- 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
- Montréal (Can) World Cup - 3rd place
- Tour de l'Aude (2.9.1)
- Final General Classification - 1st place
- Points Classification - 2nd place
- Mountains Classification - 1st place
- Sprints Classification - 5th place
- 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
- Tour of the Gila
- Final General Classification - 3rd place
- 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
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