The battle for the sprint result has begun. Hakone Academy sends its captain and sprinter Izumida against Kyoto Fushimi's Kishigami Komari, the man obsessed with Izumida's "ultimate muscles!" Izumida recalls how Ashikiba and Kuroda encouraged him when he lost the previous year's Inter-high and felt conflicted about whether or not he was worthy of captaining the team. Carrying all his guilt and resolve on his back, Izumida sprints ahead! But Kishigami's obsession with the "ultimate muscles" drives him to keep up!
In road racing, the one who overcomes 
unexpected difficulties wins.
Bei Straßenrennen gewinnt der,
En una carrera,
gana el que supera las dificultades.
En una carrera,
gana el que supera las adversidades.
Nelle gare ciclistiche vince chi è in grado
di superare difficoltà inaspettate.
No ciclismo, vence quem é capaz 
de superar obstáculos imprevistos.
В шоссейных гонках побеждает тот, кто
 преодолевает неожиданные трудности.