The badly disadvantaged Midousuji sends Mizuta after the King of the Mountains title to bait a reaction from Ashikiba and his pride in the champions Hakone Academy. The mountain title goes to Ashikiba, but he expends precious stamina. Seizing his opportunity, Midousuji accelerates. Imaizumi also races for the finish line with Sakamichi and his team's hopes on his back. Yuto finds himself unable to understand the actions of Ashikiba, who was supposed to compete for the finish line as the team's ace. However, Ashikiba tells him he hasn't given up on the finish line yet. Yuto thinks back on when he first joined the bicycle team and how he clashed with upperclassmen who only saw him as the younger brother of Hayato...
colored number tags are useless scraps 
of paper before the finish line.
Gefärbte Nummern sind
vor der Ziellinie einen Dreck wert.
los dorsales de colores
son papeles inútiles antes de la meta.
los dorsales de colores
son papeles inútiles antes de la meta.
di fronte al traguardo finale, le pettorine colorate
sono solo degli inutili fazzolettini.
numerações coloridas não passam de
pedaços de papel sem valor algum.
цветные номерки — бесполезные
 клочки бумаги до финишной черты.