Bessette during the 2002 Women's Challenge race
|
|
Personal information | |
---|---|
Full name | Lyne Bessette |
Born |
Lac Brome, Quebec, Canada |
March 10, 1975
Team information | |
Current team | Retired |
Discipline | Road Cyclo-cross |
Role | Rider |
Professional team(s) | |
1999–2003 | Saturn Cycling Team |
2006 | Team T-Mobile Women |
Medal record
|
Lyne Bessette (born 10 March 1975, Lac Brome, 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 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.