If you think Team Sky and Orica GreenEdge are competitive on the bike, then watch this.
In the first round of the SKY v OGE challenge, the two teams battle it out in a rock, paper, scissors contest with each losing rider knocked out until there's only one winner left.
“The goal of the Battle Series was to show another side to our team away from the racing," said Team Sky's digital manager Nick Howes.
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"Our fans don’t often get to see that side to us because once the races start, everyone is so professional. There are some big characters in Team Sky – both riders and staff members – and that really comes through in the Battles.
“It was great to work with Orica-GreenEDGE and have a bit of fun. Four of the five episodes feature the riders, but we also wanted to get our staff involved and there’s a fantastic battle coming up with our carers.
“To our knowledge, there’s never been anything like this done before with two high-profile sports teams working in collaboration, so it’s been nice to break some new ground.
"The best-of-five format was chosen because it will produce a clear winner, and if the series is well received, we’ll certainly look to do some more in the future.”
The interest surrounding the series has been building since the beginning of last week when a Battle Series teaser video was released on Team Sky's Official Youtube Channel last Thursday ahead of today’s launch.
As the challenge was recorded at the Tour Down Under in January, we hope to see our own Philip Deignan in the next one.
Once a competitor, always a competitor....
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