 The Tour is not a gift".Walkowiak was unhappy about how the people reacted to his Tour win, and for many years did not want to discuss it.The French team manager Marcel Bidot later criticized Darrigade for not helping Bauvin in the last stages; he thought that with the help of Darrigade, Bauvin might have been able to win back the 85 seconds on Walkowiak and win the race.