The Sohoku High School Bicycle Racing Club has concluded their fierce battle at the Inter-High. First year Onoda Sakamichi and his classmates Imaizumi and Naruko switch to new bikes and are preparing for new battles on a team without the third-years. Sohoku's new captain Teshima and his friend Aoyagi also begin working towards a second consecutive championship. As they prepare, Sakamichi's idol Makishima has some words for him...
Why don't the three of us 
go for a shakedown ride, then?
Okay, machen wir zu dritt
eine Testfahrt?
¿Y si hacemos una prueba los tres?
¿Y si hacemos una prueba los tres?
Filons à l’épreuve ensemble.
Suis-moi, Naruko.
Che ne dite di fare una gara di prova tra di noi?
Que tal nós três fazermos
 um aquecimento, então?