When Yuto first joined the team, he felt isolated from the other members due to his older brother Hayato. After seeing Yuto clash with his seniors, Ashikiba challenges him to a race. It ends with a crushing victory for Ashikiba, and Yuto learns to respect him and his strength. During the finish line sprint on the second day of the Inter-high, Ashikiba entrusts Yuto with the responsibility of being the team's ace. He overturns his own assumptions that he's a climber with a fierce sprint, catching up to Imaizumi and Midousuji! But as Midousuji and Yuto race against each other, Imaizumi thinks of his teammates and removes his own "limiter!"
I feel like I haven't gone all-out
 since I became a second-year.
Ich habe das Gefühl, dass ich
Es como si no hubiera corrido con todo
desde que estoy en segundo.
Es como si no hubiera corrido con todo
desde que estoy en segundo.
J’ai pas l’impression d’avoir couru
à fond depuis que je suis en 1re.
Ho la sensazione di non essere mai andato al 100%,
da quando sono al secondo anno.
Sinto que, desde que entrei no segundo ano,
 eu nunca mais consegui pedalar com tudo...
Я в этом году будто ни разу не выкладывался.