Even though it is hard to believe that publishing Chris Froome’s autobiography just a month before the 2014 edition of the Tour de France kicks off was nothing more than a coincidence, smiling and polite as always, the Team Sky leader insists that hotly discussed chapters about his internal rivalry with Bradley Wiggins were just an integral part of his story and he had no intention of using it as a weapon while making the final selection for the French grand tour race.

While Wiggins made it clear on several occasions that appearance at the Tour de France, for the first time since his triumph in 2012, is his biggest objective of 2014 season and he is fully committed to playing the supporting role in Froome’s title defense, the Kenyan born rider remained very reluctant to share his real thoughts on having his team-mate in a squad.

“If I was lucky enough to be selected for the Tour, I would fully support Chris in his campaign to win it for the second time,” Wiggins said following his victory at the Tour of California.

Instead, the 29-year old Briton suggested that the selection process within Sky comes down to what is best for the “dynamics of the team” and pointed out that while they should line up with an alternative plan, Richie Porte would be his first choice for that role since Wiggins admitted his devotion to riding as a domestique.

“Talking about the plan B is obviously a decision to be made by the team, but I think Bradley has been talking about a supporting role. In this sense, I think Porte is in a great condition and has a potential to make the final podium of the Tour de France,” Froome told in an interview for the BBC.

“It all comes down to what is best for the team, who can play his role in a pest possible way for the team dynamics. The role of Bradley Wiggins in the Tour de France is a decision to be made by the team.”

On this occasion, the Kenyan-born rider once again emphasized that both Britons left their controversial past behind and information revealed in his autobiography were only meant to cast some light on Froome’s point of view on the happenings from 2012 edition of Tour de France, and never to affect current decisions.

“I think people need to keep in mind that my book was not an attempt to dig up the past, especially now, days before the Tour de France. I just wanted to share my version of events,” Froome concluded.