Having a deep crush on Yuki Fukazawa, Mikoto then decides to get into his high school cycling club as Fukuzawa's suggestion, even though he has never practiced any sport before. Ironically, the club's leader is Yousuke, Fukuzawa's older brother and a renown road racer from his town. Yousuke's long time cycling partner and club's vice president Kouichi Terao sees in Shinozaki all the potential and courage necessary to become a road cycling legend. Mikoto learns fairly quickly and is thus thrown into the world of cycling.
(taken and edited from Wikipedia)

Picture	Real Name	Description
	Mikoto Shinozaki	1st year student and the third member of the schools cycling club. Originally living a quiet boring life and getting bullied daily by the upperclassmen. Until one day when Yuki Fukazawa asks him to join the schools cycling club. He rejects this proposal at first as he doesn't remember how to ride one. But wanting to impress Yuki he tries to train in secret and during this (short) time he starts to actually like bicycles.
	Yuki Fukazawa	1st year student and Mikotos big crush. She is Yôsuke's sister. She was the one that introduced Mikoto into the cyclying world. Although she normally acts cold towards Mikoto there are some hints as to her true feelings towards him as the story progresses.
	Yôsuke Fukazawa	3rd year student and the captain of the schools cycling club. Has been bicycle racing since his early childhood, though not very much liked by his teammates as no one was able to keep up with him. The exception being his friend Kôichi. Both Yousuke and Kouichi ended up leaving the cycling club and later on started their own. He excels in downhill racing.
	Kôichi Terao	3rd year student and the second captain of the schools cycling club, he is the childhood friend of Yôsuke and 2nd member of the cycling club.
	Takeshi Yamato	1st year student in the same class as Mikoto. When Mikoto first sees Yamato riding, he doesn't realize who he really is and decides that Yamato is someone he must defeat and later on befriends him still not realizing his true identity has the "black clothed rider" as yamato always wears all black when he's out cycling.