Pirelli P-Zero Race 150 Anniversary Limited Edition Clincher Road Tyre

First Pirelli tyre? It was for the bicycle.

There have been more than 110 years of Pirelli's successes and sporting history, but that with the bicycle is the Bicocca-based company's oldest link with sport, as evidenced by the rich archive of historical materials, sketches, photographs and audio-visuals preserved and enhanced by the Pirelli Foundation that document this long history of enterprise.

Pirelli presents p zero race 150°, the racing bike tyre celebrating the company's 150th anniversary

With the end of the Giro d'Italia, P ZERO Race 150°, a Made in Italy tyre comes onto the market in a special version with a gold livery to celebrate Pirelli's 150 years of history.

Pirelli is launching P ZERO Race 150°, a special version of the racing tyre dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the company, which it was with a began its tyre production with a bicycle tyre. The celebratory tyre debuted on the bikes of the Trek-Segafredo World Tour team during the Giro d'Italia that has just ended. P ZERO Race 150° is an all-round clincher suitable for both long training sessions and competition. It offers lightness, great smoothness and road holding thanks to the special SmartEVO compound. Formulated with a ternary blend of polymers with "smart" behaviour characteristics, the material provides excellent grip in dry and wet conditions and very low rolling resistance. The 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 in fact produced in the renovated Pirelli plant in Bollate, near Milan. It offers all the popular features of the original P ZERO Race, a best-seller from the Milanese company, adorned with an exclusive gold livery, the P Lunga 150° logo and dedicated packaging, and is available in sizes 26-622 and 28-622.

Technologies

• Smart Evo Compound

The most advanced racing formulation for road use ever, born from Pirelli's experience in top Motorsport competitions and specific collaboration with World Tour factory teams. The new SmartEVO Compound uses a compound of 3 different polymers, each providing performance in a perfect balance of opposing characteristics, such as grip and smoothness. The ternary blend of polymers with "intelligent" behaviour characteristics as the basis for the outstanding properties of the SmartEvo Compound enables better grip on dry and wet surfaces, while improving rolling resistance. SmartEVO Compound is a high-performance compound tuned for the latest cycling disciplines, from local or World Tour races to epic adventures where climate and road surfaces demand tyres that excel in all circumstances. SmartEVO is exclusive to the P ZERO™ range.

Tech Belt Road

• High-performance carcass construction with an added layer of high shear resistance fabric under the tread to provide superior puncture performance in a wide variety of conditions.