Manxman Mark Cavendish lies 152nd overall going into Monday's ninth stage of the Tour de France.
His Team Sky team-mate British rider Bradley Wiggins retained the race leader's yellow jersey yesterday after coming fourth on stage eight.
Frenchman Thibaut Pinot crossed the line first after the 157-point-5 kilometre route from Belfort.
Today is the first of two longer individual time trials - 41.5km from Arc-et-Senans to Besancon.
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