Geraint Thomas believes that the battle between Sir Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome to be Team Sky's lead rider for the Tour de France can be good for cycling.
It is unclear whether Wiggins will be given the chance to retain his yellow jersey this year, with reports suggesting the Froome will likely be given top billing.
Both men have stated their desire to lead the British outfit, but Thomas, who is likely to be a domestique during the Tour, played down any talk of tension within the camp.
Instead, he believes that the media exposure the story is giving the sport in this country is a good thing.
"I quite like all the hype, I think it gets cycling out there" BBC Sport quotes Thomas as saying.
"It is another story, as long as it doesn't affect the riders and I don't think it is. I was with Froomey a couple of days ago and he was just joking about it, it gets people talking and gets people interested in it.
"We don't want it to go down the football route and it become a soap opera but I think the odd story like this is good."
The Tour gets underway on June 29.
