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...
That's why you slept for 
three days after coming home.
Deswegen hast du danach
drei Tage lang geschlafen …
Por eso dormiste tres días
luego de volver a casa.
Por eso dormiste tres días
tras volver a casa.
Ecco perché hai dormito
 tre giorni di seguito al tuo ritorno.
Foi por isso que ele dormiu por 
três dias quando chegou em casa...