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...
圧倒的不利な状況だった御堂筋は、水田に山岳賞を狙わせ、"王者・箱根学園"の誇りを持つ葦木場を刺激する。結果、山岳賞は葦木場が獲得するが体力を消耗。ここぞとばかりに御堂筋は加速。そして、総北も坂道に想いを託された今泉がゴールを狙う。エースとしてゴールを狙うはずだった葦木場の行動を悠人は理解できない。しかし、葦木場は「まだゴールを諦めていない」と告げる。過去を思い出す悠人。彼は自転車競技部入部当初、兄・隼人の弟としか見ない先輩と衝突していた―。
압도적으로 불리해진 미도스지이지만, 산악상 라인 앞에서 어떤 계략을 짠다! 던져 놓은 미끼를 문 것은…!? 다가오는 산악상, 그리고 둘째 날의 골라인. 그리고 밝혀지는 아시키바와 유토의 과거는…?
Der stark benachteiligte Midōsuji schickt Mizuta los, um Bergkönig zu werden. Dadurch möchte er erreichen, dass Ashikiba aufgrund seines Stolzes darauf anspringt. Der Bergtitel geht zwar an Ashikiba, aber er hat kaum noch Ausdauer …
