Originally Posted by ultra-g
What I hate is that they act all buddy buddy to his face and then talk crap about him to the newspapers.
Hinault is a Frenchman you know. This is normal behavior for them.
Backstabbing, treason, lying, cheating, swapping sides when the balance is tipped are all typical French behavioral patterns that we see not only in TDF but in every day dealings with them on almost any issues.