Even though Bradley Wiggins has shown both impressive physical condition and tactical maturity to take an early lead and control the happenings in the Tour of California over last week, the 34-year old Briton suggested that his latest respectable results won’t influence the final decision whether to include him into Team Sky roster for the Tour de France. The former winner of the French grand tour indicated that since Froome is an undisputed leader, he will have the last word on which riders he’d like to be surrounded by during his campaign to take third consecutive maillot jaune for the British squad.

"I think for the dynamic of the team and how that's going to function in July, it's really I guess sort of Chris' team — it's been said in the press already — and the guys he wants around him," Wiggins said following stage 7 at the Tour of California, where he has worn yellow since winning Monday's stage 2 time trial.

"We still haven't raced together all year," Wiggins said. "And he's been successful in the last few weeks with the guys he's had around him. So we'll just have to see."

Earlier this week Team Sky sports director Kurt Asle Arvesen claimed that their long-list for the Tour de France was reduced to 14-15 names, including Wiggins, but the older Briton will be forced to settle for riding in a support of Kenyan-born defending champion if he makes the team.

"The way Froome rode last year, he's definitely it — it's Froome for the Tour," Arvesen said. "Bradley will be there to support Froome - if he wants to go, if he's selected and if he's in good form."

Wiggins told on several occasions that participation in 101st edition of the Tour de France, alongside the Paris-Roubaix, is his biggest objective of the 2014 season. However, the 34-year old Olympic champion revealed that the Hell of the North was the last certain point in his race programme and he needs to wait patiently to acknowledge the schedule for upcoming months.

"I've been on the path to the Roubaix and this, and that's been my goal," Wiggins said. "After this I've never really known what comes next in terms of race program or how I would fit into [the Tour de France] team. So I guess I'll just have to wait and see."

"I've always said from the start that, yeah, I'd love to be a part of that team," Wiggins said. "Obviously I'd love to be on the start line in Britain, but I understand also that I've had an opportunity at the Tour and I took it, and that's it not about pleasing the eight guys there.

"It's not just about being on the start line," he said. "It's about everyone doing a job, and Chris being confident in the team that he has. So I understand that now, and I'm pleased that I took the opportunity when I did."