The badly disadvantaged Midousuji sends Mizuta after the King of the Mountains title to bait a reaction from Ashikiba and his pride in the champions Hakone Academy. The mountain title goes to Ashikiba, but he expends precious stamina. Seizing his opportunity, Midousuji accelerates. Imaizumi also races for the finish line with Sakamichi and his team's hopes on his back. Yuto finds himself unable to understand the actions of Ashikiba, who was supposed to compete for the finish line as the team's ace. However, Ashikiba tells him he hasn't given up on the finish line yet. Yuto thinks back on when he first joined the bicycle team and how he clashed with upperclassmen who only saw him as the younger brother of Hayato...
The real battle for the 
finish line starts now!
Der richtige Kampf um
die Ziellinie fängt jetzt erst an!
¡La verdadera batalla
por la meta empieza ahora!
¡La verdadera batalla
por la meta empieza ahora!
La véritable course pour l’arrivée
commence maintenant !
La sfida per il traguardo finale inizia ora!
A verdadeira batalha pela linha
de chegada começa agora!
Настоящая борьба за 
финишную черту начинается!