I don't think it is a spoiler to say that the never-ending race never ends in this volume. And even though over the course of its 400 pages, the racers only go about 5 kilometers in less than 15 minutes, I was still excited by the action and made soppy by the tribute to teamwork that threads throughout the whole book.

I guarantee I will never watch a real life bicycle race, but I will read every volume of this series I can get my hands on. ( )