Teshima and Aoyagi break away from the pack to pursue the riders ahead of them, but Kyoto Fushimi stands in their way. In order to complete the objective given to him by Midousuji, Yamaguchi challenges Teshima and Aoyagi to a sprint that comes with a catch. As a climber, the terms are disadvantageous for Teshima, but they can’t move forward without accepting the challenge. Out of concern for Aoyagi, who can’t sprint at full speed due to an injured leg, Teshima pulls him along, and Aoyagi recalls how they met as he watches him…
one of us followed the same
 sprinter path that he did.
so wie er selbst den Weg
des Sprinters eingeschlagen.
uno de ellos
siguió su estela de esprínter.
uno de ellos
siguió su estela de esprínter.
a continué à suivre la voie qu’il avait
empruntée en tant que sprinteur.
intraprendere la sua stessa carriera, 
quella dello scattista.
um deles decidiu
se tornar um velocista.
пошёл по его стопам 
и выбрал путь спринтера.