Excited by Izumida taking the sprint result, Hakone Academy pushes to the front. Meanwhile, Sohoku's team is scattered, and their terrible situation continues. Naruko expends energy as he clings to the lead pack and waits for the rest of his team to catch up. Teshima, Sakamichi, and Imaizumi are passed by Kumamoto Daiichi, and they fall deeper into despair. However, Sakamichi cheerfully asserts Aoyagi and Kaburagi will catch up and continues pedaling. When Teshima looks behind him, he sees a pair of yellow jerseys come into view--!
The teammates I thought 
would never come back.
Unsere Kameraden, an die ich
nicht mehr geglaubt habe!
Los compañeros que pensé
que no volverían.
Son los compañeros
que pensé que no volverían.
Quelli che non credevo avrei più rivisto...
Estou vendo os colegas de time
que achei que nunca mais voltariam!
Там члены нашей команды, на возвращение
 которых я уже не надеялся.