{"id":1888,"date":"2025-04-09T09:05:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/?p=1888"},"modified":"2025-04-09T09:05:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T08:05:50","slug":"pirelli-p-zero-race-rs-clincher-performance-at-worldtour-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/pirelli-p-zero-race-rs-clincher-performance-op-worldtour-niveau\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirelli P ZERO Race RS - clincher performance at WorldTour level"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Pirelli<\/strong> continues its innovation in road bike tyres with the introduction of the <strong>P ZERO Race RS<\/strong>: a <strong>tubetype<\/strong> race tyre designed entirely for performance without the use of tubeless technology. With feedback from WorldTour teams <strong>Alpecin-Deceuninck<\/strong> and <strong>Lidl-Trek<\/strong> this tyre is optimised for the demanding rider who wants to combine speed and convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although tubeless is the dominant narrative in contemporary cycling, Pirelli shows that the traditional inner tube construction is far from obsolete. The <strong>P ZERO Race RS<\/strong> is optimised for use with the <strong>Pirelli SmarTUBE<\/strong> - an ultra-light TPU inner tube - and in that combination delivers a <strong>weight savings of up to 50 grams per wheel<\/strong> compared to conventional tyres and without sacrificing rolling resistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"1889\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS_section-WEB-RES.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS_section-WEB-RES.avif 1000w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS_section-WEB-RES-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS_section-WEB-RES-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS_section-WEB-RES-768x768.avif 768w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS_section-WEB-RES-12x12.avif 12w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS_section-WEB-RES-650x650.avif 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" data-id=\"1891\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-1-WEB-RES.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-1-WEB-RES.avif 1000w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-1-WEB-RES-300x200.avif 300w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-1-WEB-RES-768x511.avif 768w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-1-WEB-RES-18x12.avif 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" data-id=\"1890\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-Retro-Tubetype-product-half-WEB-RES.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-Retro-Tubetype-product-half-WEB-RES.avif 1000w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-Retro-Tubetype-product-half-WEB-RES-300x300.avif 300w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-Retro-Tubetype-product-half-WEB-RES-150x150.avif 150w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-Retro-Tubetype-product-half-WEB-RES-768x768.avif 768w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-Retro-Tubetype-product-half-WEB-RES-12x12.avif 12w, https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Pirelli-P-ZERO-Race-RS-Retro-Tubetype-product-half-WEB-RES-650x650.avif 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical overview:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Construction<\/strong>Tubetype clincher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Compound<\/strong>: SmartEVO - already known from Pirelli's top models<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Use<\/strong>: Optimum performance with Pirelli's proprietary <strong>SmarTUBE TPU inner tube<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Weight advantage<\/strong>: To <strong>50 g saving per wheel<\/strong> compared to standard setup<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sustainability<\/strong>: 14% of the total weight consists of <strong>FSC\u00ae-certified natural rubber<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Available sizes Pirelli P ZERO Race RS<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>700x26c<\/strong> - 215 g<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>700x28c<\/strong> - 225 g<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>700x30c<\/strong> - 245 g<br>(Values without inner tube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Durable and race-ready<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, Pirelli also takes durability seriously: <strong>14% of the total weight consists of FSC\u00ae-certified natural rubber<\/strong>, sourced from responsibly managed forests. The tyre is produced in the <strong>Milan-Bollate factory<\/strong> in Italy, where Pirelli concentrates its premium production lines for road bike tyres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For whom.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>P ZERO Race RS<\/strong> is aimed at cyclists who seek performance but do not want or cannot make the switch to tubeless. Think race riders, time trial specialists or fans of a light, sleek race set-up with minimal maintenance burden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A high-performance clincher tyre with WorldTour DNA - that's what the P ZERO Race RS offers. And that, in 2025, is a refreshing alternative in a market full of latex, sealant and compressors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pirelli.com\/tyres\/en-ww\/bike\">Pirelli.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More on tyres? <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingreview.nl\/en\/tag\/road-bike-tyres\/\">road bike tyres<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pirelli zet zijn innovatie in de racefietsbanden voort met de introductie van de P ZERO Race RS: een tubetype raceband die volledig is ontworpen voor prestaties zonder het gebruik van tubeless technologie. Met feedback van WorldTour-teams Alpecin-Deceuninck en Lidl-Trek is deze band geoptimaliseerd voor de veeleisende renner die snelheid en gemak wil combineren. 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