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Lyne Bessette is a professional bicycle

Bicycle

A bicycle, also known as a bike, pushbike or cycle, is a human-powered, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, having two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A person who rides a bicycle is called a cyclist, or bicyclist....

racer

Bicycle racing

Bicycle racing is a competition sport in which various types of bicycles are used. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, bike trials, and cycle speedway. Bicycle racing is recognised as an Olympic sport...

from Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. She was a member of the Canadian Olympic team in 2000 and 2004. She won the Tour de l'Aude Feminin

Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin

The Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude region of south-central France since 1985 until its cancellation after the 2010 edition....

in 1999 and 2001 and the Women's Challenge

Women's Challenge

The Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...

in 2001. She is married to cyclist Tim Johnson

Tim Johnson (cyclist)

Timothy Johnson is an American professional racing cyclist who has found success in cyclocross and road bicycle racing, and is the first rider from the United States to stand on a UCI Cyclocross World Championships podium...

1999

20th Time Trial UCI Road World Championships
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
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
Women's Challenge
The Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...

(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
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin
The Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude region of south-central France since 1985 until its cancellation after the 2010 edition....

(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
Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
Fitchburg Longsjo Classic is an annual road bicycle racing stage race held in and around Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. It is notably the second oldest cycling race in the United States....

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 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

1st Canadian National Time Trial Cycling Championships
1st 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
Women's Challenge
The Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...

(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
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Feminin
The Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the longest running UCI event on the women's elite cycle racing calendar. It had been held annually in the Aude region of south-central France since 1985 until its cancellation after the 2010 edition....

(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
Canadian National Time Trial Championships
The Canadian National Time Trial Championship is a road bicycle race that takes place inside the Canadian National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race. The first edition took place in 1997. The first race winner of the road race championship was Eric Wohlberg in...
6th Canadian National Road Race Championships
Canadian National Road Race Championships
The Canadian National Road Race Championship is a road bicycle race that takes place inside the Canadian National Cycling Championship, and decides the best cyclist in this type of race. The first edition took place in 1959. The first race winner of the road race championship was Egidio Bolzon in...
3rd Time Trial, Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
7th Road Race, Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
1st Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
Fitchburg Longsjo Classic is an annual road bicycle racing stage race held in and around Fitchburg, Massachusetts, United States. It is notably the second oldest cycling race in the United States....

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
Women's Challenge
The Women's Challenge bicycle race was held annually in and around southern Idaho beginning in 1984 until its demise in 2002. During much of its 19 year history, it was the most prestigious women's cycle race in North America...

(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
La Flèche Wallonne
La Flèche Wallonne is a major men's professional cycle road race held in April each year in Belgium.The first of two Belgian Ardennes classics, La Flèche Wallonne is today normally held mid-week between the Amstel Gold Race and Liège–Bastogne–Liège...

(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

2004

1st Nature Valley Grand Prix

Nature Valley Grand Prix

Nature Valley Grand Prix is a men's and women's road bicycle racing stage race held each June in Minnesota, United States, as part of the Nature Valley Bicycle Festival. An event was added in Menomonie, Wisconsin in 2010...

1st International Tour de Toona

International Tour de Toona

The International Tour de Toona is a stage bicycle race held in Central Pennsylvania each July. The International Tour de Toona bicycle race started as a one day race and was initially called the Tour de Toona because it was based in Altoona, Pennsylvania...

16th Summer Olympics Time Trial

Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's time trial

These are the results of the women's time trial event in cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The race was held at 13:00 on August 18.Zijlaard-Van Moorsel, who had crashed on the penultimate lap of the road race three days earlier, showed no serious damage had been done as she successfully...

2006

1st New England Championship Cyclo-Cross Series (NECCS) Round #6, W.E. Stedman Grand Prix

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