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...
Next year and the year after,
I'll always be riding in front of you.
Nächstes Jahr und auch
das Jahr danach …
Siempre correré por delante
de ti, este año y el siguiente.
Siempre correré por delante de ti,
este año y el siguiente.
L’année prochaine et la suivante,
Anche il prossimo anno,
Ano que vem e no ano seguinte, 
estarei sempre correndo na sua frente.