A battle of the truly strong!Kyoto-Fushimi delivers a heavy blow to Hakone Academy, but the champs aren't out of the race yet! An unforeseen counterattack from Hakone forces Midousuji to deploy his own drastic measures-but just what is Phase 49? Day two of the inter-high is poised to end with another intense battle for the finish line...but there's more at stake than just being number one. For aces Kinjou and Fukutomi, it means fulfilling a promise one year in the making!

Sakamichi Onoda's first race...and his first road racer! Sakamichi Onoda finds himself in his first real road race following his fateful encounter with fellow first-years and road-racing hopefuls--the driven ace, Shunsuke Imaizumi, and the gifted sprinter and "Speedster of Naniwa," Shoukichi Naruko! But the heated first-years' race for team Sohoku is serious business, and Onoda's competing on his granny bike!! After struggling to keep up, Onoda trades in his old bike midrace for a brand-spankin'-new road bike, and his slumbering potential comes bursting out!! But will it be enough to ride to the top?!

The Inter-High is near. The stage is set. The roles are cast...or are they? One last challenge-Sohoku's final rite of passage-stand between the members of Team Sohoku and the Inter-High. At this year's Inter-High training camp, can first year Kaburagi live up to expectations and complete the course...without Danchiku? And when third year Kouga joins the race, can Teshima hold onto his title, or will Team Sohoku have a new Captain?

For the love of all things otaku--anime, video games, figures, you name it! Power-pedaling Sakamichi Onoda has long been conquering the steepest slopes and regularly making the ninety-kilometer round-trip to Akihabara on a mommy bike!! But when his bike commute to his new high school lands him in a confrontation with the serious first-year road racer Imaizumi, Onoda has a major showdown on his hands! Can this meek geek really out-pedal the future ace of the school road-racing team?!/DIV

The nation's fiercest competitors gather at Hakone in a flurry of rampaging muscle for the inter-high! Throwing Japan's strongest high school cyclists together, the inter-high tournament begins with a clash of hearts and bodies ready for battle! Passions run high and old rivalries reignite--Kinjou and Fukutomi, Imaizumi and Midousuji...and Sakamichi and Sangaku!! And when the action-packed sprinting stage of the competition gets underway, Naruko and Tadokoro have their own war to wage as they lose ground on Hakone Academy's "Sprinting Machine," Izumida!! With the title of "Fastest Rider" on the line, who will come out on top?!

Just once. If only he could win just once... Teshima’s always had a single desire when it comes to road racing-he wants to be the hero at least one time. And now, 400 meters before the Mountain Stage goal, he has the opportunity of his life! With Manami down for the count due to mechanical issues, nothing can stop him from clinching the win...right? In the aftermath of the two’s showdown, Midousuji’s unwavering pursuit of the day-one goal leaves chaos in his wake!

Midousuji's goal: hammer Hakone and smash Sohoku! With their members scattered on day two, Sohoku's hopes of winning the inter-high are slipping fast. As Onoda's team fades into the distance, Kyoto-Fushimi and Hakone Academy take center stage. A challenge from Midousuji to Hakone's ace sprinter, Shinkai, soon escalates--transforming their one-on-one battle into a duel between two cycling demons!

The 1000-km training camp run is in full swing, with a spot on Sohoku's Inter-High team at stake! Sakamichi Onoda's attack successfully breaks through the blockade created by second-year Teshima!! Friendship, perseverance, pride...As emotions run high, which side will cross the finish line first...?! Sohoku's Inter-High team lineup is decided at last!! And once the ultimate roster has been selected, the entire Sohoku team must come together as one to prepare for the Inter-High!!

Five kilometers...and a five-way tie! Victory is within reach-but for whom? With less than five kilometers remaining on the grueling climb up Mt. Fuji, the challenge between Manami and Midousuji comes to a close as the battle for the finish line begins! Midousuji breaks away, but Sohoku's Imaizumi relentlessly pursues him. Will Imaizumi's battle with his long-standing rival end in victory-or defeat?

Winner takes all...!! After three grueling days of biking over mountains, across valleys, and through blistering heat, the Inter-High is finally at an end. Though Sohoku's numerous setbacks should have shattered their hopes, Sakamichi Onoda never gave up! Now, he's caught up to the current leader, Sangaku Manami from Hakone Academy. In these last five hundred meters, will Manami protect Hakone's crown, or will there be new champions...?!