Chris Froome is an extreme example. As we're talking about likeability, Froome is a psychopath. I mean that.
Loads of people here probably already know this but I'll repost anyway, i.e. as a kid he raided rabbit hutches from a kindergarten & fed them to his pet snakes:
Chris Froome: Rider on the storm | The Independent | The Independent
I don't know what planet he's from but in my little world that's classified as insane behavior with a borderline criminal mental disorder which requires treatment (what a little sh*thead). So from the offset (including based on stuff he wrote in his own autobiography), I couldn't stand the guy. Then there's stuff like holding onto a motorbike in the 2010 Giro on the Mortirolo which really just confirmed the fact he's totally dishonest (& he's still dishonest even now with his "form" updates in his new team).
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Personally speaking I find Pinot's "emoting" over the top. Like last year when his teammates were patting him on the back (hugging, almost) when he was dropped in the Pyrenees after his day 1 injury. And then on top of that excessive display of drama there's his statements in interviews where he basically accuses riders who use cortisone injections for injuries of doping (& he even "liked" Romain Bardet's Tweet about Roglic being "moto-GP" in Emilia).
I think Thibaut Pinot is a very self-centred, self absorbed stubborn individual with a very narrow outlook regarding what he wants bike racing to be based on what he enjoys in it. But that's just me. Obviously I'd choose to support him over someone like Froome every single race without any hesitation whatsoever.
As for my own preferences, I enjoy the bike racing & when there's someone who stands out on either a human or sporting level within the peloton during any particular race I watch, I'll pay attention & see where he goes from there.