Morgan Barbancon Mestre failed to communicate her whereabouts to anti-doping authorities and her appeal had unprecedented consequences.

The sixth leg of this important Olympic-qualifying series took place at Avenches, Switzerland; next stop is Bromont, QC.

Morgan Barbançon and Habana Libre A led a dominant French performance to mark the country's first win of this event in the Netherlands.

Belgium had to settle for second, with the Netherlands in third after an exciting afternoon of competition in Piazza di Siena.

Despite losing their trail-blazing rider to a fall, the French rallied to win the team event with the Dutch hot on their heels.