Pirelli has launched the P ZERO Race 150°, a special version of its racing tyre that is dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the company, which first began production with a bicycle tyre.
The celebratory tyre debuted on Trek-Segafredo World Tour team bikes during the recently concluded Giro d’Italia.
P ZERO Race 150° is an all-round clincher suitable for both long training sessions and competition. The Italian company notes that it… ‘offers light weight, great smoothness, and grip also thanks to the special SmartEVO compound.’
This compound allows for dry and wet grip and a low rolling resistance. The tyre’s 120 TPI nylon casing is protected by TechBELT Road technology, which improves puncture resistance without making the tyre heavier.
The P ZERO Race 150° is made in Italy: it is produced at the renovated Pirelli plant in Bollate, near Milan.
‘Pirelli & C.’ was founded in Milan, Italy, in 1872, by engineer Giovanni Battista Pirelli, to produce technical rubber items: rubberized canvas, transmission belts, fittings and sleeves. In 1890 Pirelli decided to put this know-how to use to develop a new product: its first bicycle tyre. This was the first tyre produced by the company, which would later enter the motorcycle field and then the car business.
Today, the company partners with World Tour cycling teams such as Trek-Segafredo, UAE Team Emirates and AG2R Citröen, as well as the factory MTB team Wilier Triestina-Pirelli and the DH team Canyon CLLCTV Pirelli.
