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--!
Yeah! Somewhere in my heart,
 I believed this would happen, Aoyagi!
Jau! Irgendwo
in meinem Herzen
¡Sí! ¡En alguna parte de mi corazón
creía que pasaría, Aoyagi!
¡Sí!
Ouais ! Je savais au fond de moi
que tu reviendrais, Aoyagi !
Lo vedo!
Beleza! No fundo do coração, eu
sempre acreditei que isto aconteceria, Aoyagi!
Да! Где-то в глубине души
 я верил в это, Аояги!