What reference is this scene involving riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise making? In Watamote episode 2, Tomoko meets Hatsushiba from Class 1-17 and starts imagining a scene where they are riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise.

What is this scene a reference to?
It's a reference to Ghibli Studio's Whisper of the Heart.
The BGM sounds like Country Roads which also happens to be the theme song of the film.