Yowamushi Pedal contains episodes 1-38 of the anime directed by Osamu Nabeshima.

Initially, when fourth grade student Sakamichi Onoda started biking to Akihabara every week, it was in an effort to save money. After all, why ride the train when you can buy anime capsule toys? Continuing the trend all the way into high school, Sakamichi never thought anything of that 90 kilometer round trip. And he was too distraught over the disbanded anime club to notice that it was more than unusual that he could climb a 20% incline slope while riding a mommy bike.

But junior pro cyclist Shunsuke Imaizumi noticed. Driven by a need to improve his own skills, Shunsuke challenges Sakamichi to a race, and while the outcome may seem obvious, there's some surprises in store for both of them before they reach the finish line!