Team Sohoku races their hearts out in the name of guts and glory in the inspiring original manga series behind the cycling anime smash hit,Yowamushi Pedal!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?