Convention. I suppose Landa could still try to get his 750 msec deficit back but it would be terribly bad form.
Never much liked watching the bit down from l'Etoile to Concorde. Pedalling in the gutter with the pedals half an inch off the kerb is hair-raising.
A few spots of rain... Jaja remarks that if it rains the commissaires could freeze all the times at the next time they go over the line.