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I think the times will be beaten, but...
Now approaching the starting ramp is Jean Luigi Ciocci from Team Pao Pao Beer.
Cinco...
Quatro...
Tres...
Dos...
He's about to start.
Uno...
And he's off!
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Venga, venga, venga, venga, venga...
What an annoying team.
They must be desperate.
Venga... again...
Shut up already!
Oh, I can see someone from the pack ahead.
I know it... you're Gilmore right? I guess I'll say hi to my ex-teammate.
Watch out!
That way.
Pepe, venga!
No, I mean drive!
Hey, Gilmore.
You're really taking it easy, aren't you?
You're wasting your energy as usual.
Why are you working this *** the last day?
That's just how I am.
See ya.
Later!
Later!
Stop following me!
No, you!
You two, break it up.
Get off of me!
No, you get off!
Three kilometers to the goal.
Going at this rate won't lead to a worthy finish.
Roger.
Come on, Ciocci!
Heya, coach.
Gilmore?
Don't get mixed up with that guy and earn yourself another penalty!
Fight!
***!
Uphill is my forte.
Adios, Gilly.
The racer rounding the last corner is number 157...
...Pepe Benengeli from Team Pao Pao Beer!
He's passed the two in front and is now about to finish.
Oh, what's this?
This is amazing!
Don't underestimate my final sprint!
The sprinter finishes first!
Pepe's time is 33 minutes, 19.5 seconds! That puts him in the 17th spot, an average result.
And Ciocci, also from Team Pao Pao Beer, is about to finish.
There were no marks on Marco Rondanini's body, which was found yesterday.
However, he had ingested a large amount of sleeping pills.
At the moment, they're assuming that it was suicide.
In his will, he expressed gratitude to those who supported him...
...and named an organization to which his money should be donated.
The funeral is in two days.
Ciocci, you're from the same town as him, right?
Yeah.
Must be *** you.
You can skip the Japan trip at the end of the month.
It's all right. I'm a pro, too.
Zanconi's here, too.
Bruno and Giarambel.
Quite the lineup.
Don't you have to join them?
Naw...
This is close enough.
Hey!
Oh, it's you, Ciocci.
Ciocci, the church is the other way.
Hey, Ciocci!
Oh, sorry.
Ciocci...
Geez, when will he grow up?
You didn't have to come, you know.
You're right. If you were just going home, I wouldn't need to come.
Oh, well. Whether or not I cry over my goodbyes, Marco Rondanini is my hero.
Even if he committed suicide?
Of course.
People can't become God.
We're too weak.
But he was strong.
Ciocci, the roads will freeze over soon.
How about calling it a day and hitting the sauna?
Yeah! That sounds awesome!
I think I liked the training better...
Ciocci, you should get out first.
This is nothing!
Collapsing in here won't do you any good.
Same goes for you, Marco.
Once that's done, I'm outta here.
Not bad.
That was nothing!
I'm burning up!
Ciocci.
Have you ever felt that kind of pain during a race?
Once or twice, yeah.
I see.
How about you?
Me?
Every time.
Living with your beloved family...
Eating as much salami as you want...
Taking cold medicine when you have a cold...
What do you think about a human life like that?
Thanks.
Hmm, I guess I don't agree with having to suffer every day.
I hear that.
I guess the first thing we heard when we entered this world was...
"Don't think about anything but suffering."
But we chose to be here, so let's suffer.
All you gotta do is save the fun stuff for later.
Be it a day's or a year's worth.
So you're toughing it out.
I only have my body, you know?
But look at Amedeo. He looks like he's enjoying life.
Excuse me... sir, we're going to land soon, so may I take these?
No way! I'm gonna eat these real quick.
I'll eat them in ten seconds.
Okay...
I'm suffering, too.
You just overate!
Besides, that was all the greasy stuff we couldn't eat!
Controlling your weight is your duty.
Eliminating unnecessary things is my duty as your coach.
It looks like you're pointlessly stuffing yourself!
Gorging yourself on sweets like an idiot.
W-What?
Are you a freaking ant?
I'm not an ant, I'm a coach.
Ant!
I'm not an ant.
Your daughter would be ashamed!
What the hell! Are you trying to kill me?
Hey, foreign guy! Be careful, you're riding on the wrong side of the street.
Thank you, thank you.
This is so annoying.
Can't they even agree on a standard for left and right? {he says left, but I think that's a mistake the writers made, because the majority of the world drives on the right}
Well, it just goes to show you how big the world is.
Let's eat something good after we finish tomorrow.
Yeah, let's do that! Soosee, tempoora, geisha! {i'm assuming [sic] meant that he was pronouncing it like a retard}
Geisha? Oh, I want a geisha.
Wow, look at that.
Wow, did you see that?
What's with the flashy car?
That's the Ferrari you're always talking about.
What? That's it?
I bet it's a local professional cyclist.
Their income is in a totally different bracket.
Hey, Mihara, don't embarrass us in front of the foreigners.
He's got a hot girl, too.
Excuse me, they're gonna introduce the racers soon, so please go to the stage.
Oh, I'm Hikaru Toyoshiro. I'll be assisting Team Pao Pao during this race.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you, too!
Okay, now in Japanese!
Ready, go!
Thanks for the food!
The next team is from Belgium.
It's Team Pao Pao Beer.
This is their first time in Japan...
...but many of you have seen them during the Vuelta and on Classic Isle. {location check on the island plz}
Coming through!
Don't know them.
Mister, you're in the way.
Wow, it's Pao Pao.
How about a word to your Japanese fans?
Then...
Not you!
Huh, me?
Why him?
No hard feelings.
Please, go ahead.
Team Pao Pao Beer...
...will make sure to turn...
...our first event in Japan into a--
Oh look, it's Zanconi!
It really is Zanconi!
Huh, what?
He's so cool.
Could you sign this?
It's the real thing.
Zanconi!
Oh. Thanks, Zanconi.
Team Pao Pao is sure to win!
Just watch!
That was Team Pao Pao Beer.
Zanconi!
What's with them? It's not like he's gotten any better this year.
It's just this year, isn't it?
I don't know anything about the years befo--
Our time starts now!
Next year! The year after that!
Zanconi is a man of the past.
Wow, he said it.
Pepe's getting excited, huh?
Though it's a little annoying.
He suddenly appears and takes the Giro, the world championship...
That was already three years ago!
You haven't gotten anything since that stage in Vuelta, huh?
I'm getting points.
2nd place, 4th place, 5th place, and so on.
You're a point hyena, even in Japan.
The team will be disbanded next year, so try to get at least one point.
It's not like I'm racing just to get points.
You started this conversation.
I did not!
This is the last and most crucial hill during the 11th lap from hell.
Our strategy is to have Pepe make his move here.
If he doesn't make it, Ciocci will try to make it on the home stretch.
Nino and I will manage the pack.
We're counting on you, Ciocci.
Easy for you to say.
Business as usual, then.
Almost... there...
Kid, you're strong.
Allez, allez!
Ciao.
Careful on the way down.
Amazing! They did it so easily!
Is that Golcinco?
It is.
Heya.
Hey, Gilmore. Where's your ace?
Oh, Benengeli.
Zanconi?
Does he have an interview? Or is he late?
Maybe he got lost again.
Zanconi wasn't scheduled to be in the Japan Cup, was he? Why's he here?
Who knows? We don't know what these idiots are up to.
It's Marco's fault.
Master! Master!
I'll do the sweeping.
It's fine, I like doing it.
I swept here the other day.
Hmph, what good is it if you don't sweep every day during this time of year?
And? What is it?
Oh, yeah.
TL note: Kannon - Buddhist deity of mercy.
So what?
Well, uh...
I'm sure Kannon summoned him.
I don't think so...
This is great.
Pepe, where are you going next? Back to your homeland?
If I find a girlfriend in Spain, then yeah.
If I find an Italian girlfriend, I'll join an Italian team.
If she's German...
You could find a girlfriend here in Japan and transfer to a Japanese team.
Great idea!
You'll become unemployed if you don't find a girlfriend, huh?
You broke it!
Huh, what?
Now you did it.
No I didn't, it's totally fine.
I think they're dead...
I think you broke your gears, man.
Naw, they're fine.
The chain just popped off.
This is where you were.
Come on, I'll show you around town.
Everybody's coming, right?
Yeah, we are.
Of course.
Sounds great! Let's go, let's go.
I want to get a massage first, so I'll pass.
Oh, so that's what happened. Poor guy.
For Ciocci, it's like the light in his lighthouse went out.
The team offered to find a replacement for him, but he was very adamant about coming.
He hasn't found his next team either, so he's in a tough spot.
Me, too.
You don't have a future if you don't show them what you've got now.
Don't talk about that.
I see.
Guys have it tough.
I guess so.
But women have it tough, too.
Ain't that the truth.
Thank you for coming!
This is the place I'd recommend.
It's Zanconi.
That's the first time I saw a foreigner buy pickles.
Please try these.
That's ginger and that's burdock root. That's an eggplant
Eggplant, huh?
I'm definitely going for the eggplant.
Hikaru, you're always going for the eggplants.
Yup!
Oh yeah, that foreigner who just left only bought pickled eggplants.
Zanconi did?
That guy's got great taste.
If I have pickled eggplants, I can eat an unlimited amount of rice.
So they go well with rice. Ow!
When you mention rice, yogurt and honey come to mind.
Yeah.
Yogurt?! Honey?!
I can't believe it.
I have a much easier time understanding my brother's mayonnaise...
Then there's pasta and bread, protein mix in our cereal, and if we get meat, it's super lean.
Coming to Japan won't change that.
And even if it did, it'd only mess with us.
I've got it!
You can eat whatever you want after the race, right?
I guess so.
Come to my house tomorrow, and I'll treat you guys to something good.
We go around the course ten times.
Windy hills and small hills.
It'll be easy to set up an escape.
All right, I'm gonna win tomorrow!
Your legs are okay, right?
I decided when I retired from Lombardia.
It's going to be Zanconi. I mean, think about his status.
What's that supposed to mean?
I dunno. The winners, even if they're new pros, have a certain aura.
Something indefinable.
That should do it, right?
Thank you.
So what, Zanconi's emitting something?
Zanconi has it, Gilmore has it.
I don't have it.
Neither do you.
I've won before, you know.
I'll never have it, no matter how many times I win.
It was the Vuelta! It'll be a story I tell my grandchildren!
Hopefully they won't say, "Grandpa, you always tell the same story."
Find someone to marry first.
If you don't have the aura, grow a beard or something... all over your face.
I'm thinking about quitting after this year.
What are you going to do?
My dad asked if I wanted to take over his business.
So your parents put the final nail in the coffin?
Can't see my family, can't eat this, can't eat that.
It's just points, points.
It's not about points. I'm racing to win.
I live to win.
Pepe, think about it!
You need money to live, but nobody lives for the sake of money!
What are you talking about?
I'm going to live for the sake of my life.
At least, that's what I thought.
Yeah.
It's raining, and the Japanese racer Ikari Tanasawa has thus far managed to pull away, but...
...the pack is steadily gaining on him.
There are four laps remaining, so I guess that's why the teams who are aiming to win are making their moves now.
The real race starts now.
That means the three in the top spots...
...were being ignored, of course.
Reggio, how's it going?
Leave it to us.
We're ready.
We just have to get on their tails and shoot them down.
All right.
Pepe, Ciocci. Time to work.
Okay, the magical team's ready to sortie.
Damn this weather.
Hey, Benengeli! I heard you broke our bike.
The chain just popped off. Stop ***.
I guess I'll pay you a visit.
I'll be waiting.
And now the pack catches up to the three escapees.
Followed by an immediate counterattack.
This is a classic move.
Team Pao Pao Beer's Pepe Benengeli has taken the lead, followed by Golcinco's Gilmore.
After that, P-Mobile's Dagdag and one more from Team Pao Pao, Ciocci.
About ten racers have broken away from the pack.
The pack does not pursue them.
Is it decided?
The gap's getting wider and wider.
Isn't Zanconi going to join them?
Oh, it looks like Zanconi's staying with the pack.
Good work, now we just have to rely on Ciocci and Pepe.
It looks like this year's favorite, Zanconi, stayed behind with the pack...
Hang in there.
There are many strong racers in the group of escapees...
Fight!
I see.
Right now Pao Pao Beer's Pepe Benengeli is pulling the group.
You're doing this on purpose, ***!
What do you want me to do? It's raining!
Hey, just a sec.
Zanconi's nowhere to be seen, huh?
His teammate Gilmore's in the leading pack. He's probably resting.
Zanconi's still hanging on, which means something can happen here, too. Keep on your toes.
Roger.
Despair is rising and the pack is getting more spread out.
Still, ten people are too many to call a break-away.
The expectations are a little different, but the teams are broken up, so it looks like it's hard to cooperate.
A lot followed, but I guess Zanconi's resting.
Probably...
Ciocci... now's the time to put the squeeze on them.
Got it.
Now it's clear! On the hill by the country club, Pao Pao Beer's Ciocci has broken away from the group of ten.
He's making his move now?
But this upset has pulled apart the group.
The six leaders will now enter the eighth lap.
The members are P-Mobile's Dagdag, Pao Pao Beer's Ciocci, FJD's Zoman, Pao Pao's Benengeli and Japan's Shimayama.
Shimayama!
The ones who were slower on the hill are now also crossing the line.
Three laps left.
Pepe, Ciocci! Water!
Water!
Ciocci! Go!
The water's coming down heavier than ever. The cyclists have just reached...
...the incline at the woods. They have already put another 30 seconds between themselves and the pursuers.
It's not like we're salmon, so why the hell do we have to fight upstream?
Everything okay?
I'm fine!
Have a coffee.
Yeah?
At this juncture, Oproto is not really in the picture. Put some distance between those people...
...and make a last attack on this hill.
That's the final plan.
Another attack?
Yeah.
Huh?
This time, it's FJD's Zoman.
Right behind him, it's the rookie Shimayama and Pao Pao's Pepe Benengeli.
Ciocci... just keep up this pace.
The pirates are right behind you.
If Pepe gets crushed, you're our last chance.
Roger.
The three are just now coming to the top.
The other three are not giving up their pursuit, either.
Since it's his teammate Benengeli who's running away...
...Ciocci isn't pursuing him.
Gilmore and Dagdag have to pursue him, so they're in a tight spot.
I see.
Go, Pao Pao! Go, go!
Shimayama's not bad.
Hang in there, Pao Pao! Go, go!
Pao Pao, go! Go! Go!
Go, go!
Cool!
Come on and catch up to me already, dammit!
Hey, watch out! Anything can happen in this kind of weather.
Not knowing what can happen is what makes life fun.
Ow, ow!
This isn't fun at all!
Are you all right?
Ouch!
Pepe Benengeli has fallen! Team Pao Pao's Pepe Benengeli has fallen down!
Pepe, are you okay?
Pepe!
Ciocci, Pepe crashed!
Huh?
I don't know what's going on.
Now listen up, Ciocci.
We're gonna fight this thing at the end!
Let's dig our teeth into them for now.
Loser!
Pepe!
Are you all right?
Go!
Venga Ciocci!
Take a new bike. Are you hurt?
I'm fine.
Onoga.
Ciocci's not in any condition to make it today.
If I catch up to them, we can still make it.
Tell Ciocci not to speed them up.
Today's our day!
Now, due to Benengeli falling, the escapees Zoman and Shimayama...
...have been caught by Gilmore, Ciocci and Dagdag, and now the group consists of five.
There are less than three laps left.
Will a winner emerge from this group?
Water?
Don't need any.
Venga, Pepe. Nice ***.
Ciocci.
Yeah.
Pepe's in pursuit. He's one minute behind.
In pursuit? There are five people here!
If you don't pull them, it's really just four.
Listen, don't boost the front.
And a message for you. "Today's our day."
Roger!
This is the main pack, including Zanconi.
They are five minutes behind the leading pack.
Since they're not making any move to close the five minute gap now, the race is over for this group.
What are you gonna do?
What's the prize money for this race?
How much is that in Euros?
...Akihabara...
That much?
There aren't that many races in Japan, so that's probably why.
Ew, who farted?
Are you for real?
The big gear?!
Hey, Ciocci! Get in the rotation.
Sorry, I want to meet up with Pepe.
Like I'll let that happen.
Gilmore, do you read me?
Yeah.
Zanconi just started to make his move.
What, now?!
Think of something when you meet up.
Damn, I guess I gotta wait, too.
The entire leading group's returning home now.
Only two laps left.
Ciocci!
Fight, Ciocci!
And despite falling down, Team Pao Pao's Benengeli is entering the home stretch.
Pepe?!
Benengeli is steadily gaining on the pack. 30 seconds separate them.
Will he rejoin the leading pack?
Pepe! Go, go!
It looks like Ciocci's suffering.
I know.
Join him quickly!
Whoa!
Go, Pepe! Venga, Pepe!
Go, go! Allez, allez!
Venga!
Andare! Fight.
Go!
I guess Shimayama's fallen behind.
Good job! Fight, Pepe.
Shimayama, fight!
Pao Pao, venga, venga, Pepe!
Go, go!
Amazing, he's back even though he fell down.
Was that Zanconi?
They're just ahead.
Now I just...
What the hell?!
Hey, pull the front a bit. That's cheap.
The front pack's about to hit the hill at Kame Country Club.
And Zanconi, who was five minutes behind, is steadily closing the gap and is about to join them.
If he does, team Golcinco will have two people in the lead pack.
That'll mean that they have the option to save one person's strength...
...as well as being able to counter any attack, so they have a clear advantage.
I see.
Gilmore, Zanconi's joining you guys.
Roger.
Did he join you?
Nope.
What is he doing?
Beats me, that's what I wanna know.
Zanconi didn't join the group as expected. Is he planning on doing this on his own?
And he's about to cross the finish line.
But he's going at an amazing pace. We've never seen anything like it before.
And now the rest are rounding the corner.
I feel like he's on a different level.
Oh, what's this?
Damn, he scared me.
*** you, ***!
There's one lap left in the race...
What's going on?
Zanconi's getting off his bike. Zanconi's retiring from the race!
Is it a mechanical failure? Are you retiring?
Out of the way.
There's one lap left.
Pepe, quickly! Ciocci's barely hanging in there.
Leave it to me.
Anyway, catch up quickly!
Roger!
Now the lead group's about to get into the last area of the race.
There are only three left. Are they just going to finish like this?
Allez, allez, go!
Pao Pao's gone, too.
All right, to the finish line!
I'm sorry!
Ciocci, what are you doing?
Throw away the bottles.
This is the entrance to hell.
I can't, I'm not you!
Then why don't you quit?
It'll be easier that way.
You wanna take it easy, right, Pepe?
That's what I'm talking about.
Huh, there are two Pao Paos now...
Go, Pao Pao!
Pepe, let's switch.
This is where I show off.
The lead pack is shaving away the kilometers.
The two from Team Pao Pao are 30 seconds behind, but that gap's not getting smaller.
Is one of the three going to win?
The three up front all have their own best interests in mind, so their coalition will soon fall apart.
If somebody tried to make an attack, their pace would plummet immediately.
There are plenty of opportunities for the two Pao Pao racers in full pursuit.
The front pack's just rounded another corner. There are only three kilometers left. This is it!
The pursuers still can't be seen.
But if they go on like this, Gilmore the sprinter will have an advantage.
Zoman or Dagdag might make a move.
We'll have to pay attention to this team now, too.
Team Pao Pao Beer just rounded the last corner.
It looks like they're steadily gaining.
The gap is now 15 seconds.
We've got a tailwind, Pepe.
As if to prepare for the finish, the home stretch has dried off.
Who will be the first racer to brave this weather and cross the finish line?
Oh, Pao Pao has closed the gap to 10 seconds.
It looks like the leading racers have started to restrain each other.
Coming through.
You guys take the top! Do you want them to catch up?!
Ciocci, locked and loaded.
Roger.
***.
Oh, it looks like P-Mobile's Dagdag is attacking.
He's been quiet, but now he's attacking!
The others aren't standing by, they're pursuing him.
Damn!
Will Dagdag be able to pull his long attack off?
Oh, it looks like this was it.
Looks like their speed has dropped considerably.
No, Zoman is launching a counterattack.
Is Gilmore going to let him?
No, he has to react.
They have now entered the very last kilometer.
Who will win the last sprint? Who will cross the finish line first?
The racers will come through here, so don't cross.
They caught up!
The lead pack is in the home stretch.
They're neck and neck.
Pao Pao Beer is slightly behind.
Oh, Zoman is zigzagging to shake the others.
Pao Pao got their chance and caught up!
Now they've lined up!
The goal's right ahead!
Will it be Zoman or Pao Pao Beer's Benengeli?!
Pepe!
Ciocci!
Gilmore and Ciocci make their moves!
Zoman gives up.
It will be one of the two!
Ciocci, go!
Will it be Golcinco or Pao Pao?
Gilmore or Ciocci?
Who will it be?!
GOAL!
Watch out!
Are you okay?
Sit down.
Don't, I'm covered in dirt and sweat.
It doesn't matter.
Oww.
Is it your butt?
I'm okay.
Have some water.
Thanks.
Huh? Chuuichi?
Pao Pao won, huh?
Yeah.
I'm surprised Pao Pao caught up.
Amazing.
My team did good work in the beginning...
...and helped me correct my mistakes in the second half...
...so I'm really grateful to them.
Gilmore was a strong opponent...
...but in the end, this victory belongs to my team, who worked him hard.
Thank you. This is our winner, Jean Luigi Ciocci from Team Pao Pao.
Give him a hand, please.
Good work.
We did it.
When Zanconi passed me, I also considered retiring.
Oh, yeah?
I felt it.
That aura you talked about.
We'll go on ahead!
All right!
Now we can have a good start into the new year.
Next year I'm definitely going to win. Damn!
"I'm dedicating this victory to Marco Rondanini..."
...is what I thought you'd say on the podium.
Yeah?
Are you Hikaru's guests?
Uh, yes.
This statue is the lord of this shrine.
Show some respect, even if you're of a different faith.
Y-Yes.
[chanting]
This thousand-armed Goddess of Mercy frees everybody...
...from doubt and shows them the way.
Sometimes she even summons people who have lost their way in life.
Us?
Who knows?
A person's life is like walking down a long and arduous path.
It's exactly like your work.
No, life should be fun and filled with happiness.
That's fine as well.
Anyway, have some eggplants and...
...enjoy the Japanese flavor, sweet and spicy.
So, like melon and prosciutto.
What the heck's that?
Huh?
Here you go.
I hope you like them.
Hikaru's pretty!
Yeah.
How beautiful.
You're embarrassing me.
Team Pao Pao, congratulations on your victory.
What do you mean, "Team Pao Pao"? You're a part of it, too!
Thank you.
All right, enjoy.
Thanks for the food!
Pepe, you're in the picture.
My victory pose is out of focus!
And Zanconi's article is bigger to boot!
Is it the aura after all?