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I guess since it was the commisaire's decision, berating Froome for 'missing the opportunity' to charm the French seems unfair. He didn't make the decision, and ultimately I doubt it would have endeared him to the French, who at the end of the day seem to rarely like the winner of the race anyway. At the end of the day who do you want to be, Poulidor or Anquetil?
Actually Anquetil is a really bad example considering the sort of person he was (all that business with his wife's daughter, just not cricket), but you'll take the point: be a winner, or be popular?