I would second this assessment of his personality. I did his sportive this year (for his foundation) as did many others on the day, it wasn't cheap either, but it was for a good cause. The least I'd expect was a hearty speech and a good luck (even if it was short). What we actually got was about 2 sentences whilst he looked f***ed off and like he really couldn't be arsed to be there. The whole premise of the ride is that he would ride along side you, so start from the back and overtake people to say hi, he didn't. He did the short route and missed off all of the major climbs where the locals, including school kids, had come out to cheer him. When we told them he wasn't riding the route they weren't best pleased. AFAIK he didn't stick around at the finish either, but TBH I'd had enough by that point and just wanted shot of it. The ride itself was great fun, very challenging and well organised, but if you can't be bothered with your own event, let another charity pick up the sponsorship and funds instead.
