Postpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 16 July
Well, it wasn't to be the perfect send-off for Mark Cavendish, but he has already achieved his goal at this year's Tour and will now focus on making it to the end.
We'll be back for Stage 17 tomorrow afternoon.
Until then, head over here to read our developing report following Jasper Philipsen's victory.
Goodbye for now!