Mark Renshaw (Dimension Data), who started the race as lead-out man to Mark Cavendish, before the Manxman abandoned with a broken shoulder, also finished with Demare and, likewise, is out of the race.

Juraj Sagan, who saw world champion brother and team-mate Peter disqualified for his role in the crash which ended Cavendish’s race, was also outside the time cut, along with Matteo Trentin (QuickStep Floors) and Jos van Emden (LottoNL-Jumbo).

❌Fin du Tour pour / end of @letour for @jacopoguarnieri @ignatas @mickaeldelage @mark_renshaw et… @arnauddemare ❌ pic.twitter.com/HcyXijFGQs

— Le Tour de France (@LeTour) July 9, 2017

With stage nine also seeing Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo), Manuel Mori (UAE Team Emirates), Richie Porte (BMC Racing) and Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) crash out of the race, only 181 of the 193 riders to start the stage are left in the race ahead of the first rest day.

Stage four winner Demare missing the time cut also ends his challenge for the green jersey which, in Sagan’s absence, has been thrown open for the sprinters.

Marcel Kittel (QuickStep Floors) still leads the points classification, with Michael Matthews (Team Sunweb), who claimed maximum points at the intermediate sprint on stage nine, now up to second, 52 points behind.