There was no love lost when Peter Sagan used his elbow and then a shoulder barge on a rival in this sprint for intermediate points in the Tour de France.
The GoPro footage shot from tiny cameras mounted on the riders' bikes at the Tour de France is proving a great addition to the media coverage of the racing.
In the clip below the Tour's partner on the project, Velon, has taken the footage from the first seven stages and edited them into a snappy short highlights film.
There's also a great soundtrack in the background, which complements the non-stop action perfectly.
Check out green jersey contender Peter Sagan (Tinkoff-Saxo) elbowing and then shoulder barging a rival at the 1:50 point in the clip below.
The pair are jockeying for position and the best run at the line in the hunt for intermediate sprint points mid stage.
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Let's just say Sagan is a rider with plenty of grunt who has the legs and bike handling to push opponents out of the way without taking his hands of the bars.
The etiquette for these situations is open to interpretation.
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But once you keep your hands on the bars and don't run your opponents all over the road or endanger them; any elbowing, shoulder barging or leaning in on rivals is regarded as part of the sprinting game.
GoPro highlights, Tour stages 1 to 7
Sagan took back the green jersey again today on stage 11 thanks to more aggression - not to mention speed - in collecting intermediate sprint points mid stage.
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