Road tires Tubular Competition TdF LTD Tubular Continental

Road tires Tubular Competition Tour-de-France LTD-Edition Tubular Continental

The Competition TdF LTD Tubular Continental 28″ road tire is a robust all-rounder that can be used on all major road surfaces. bike races worldwide.

Continental is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the yellow jersey with this tire as official partner. The number of tires is limited to 3460. One tire for every kilometer of the TdF. Agile and fast, the Competition adapts to all road conditions.

It's all in the mix.

This tire revolutionized the cycling scene with its unique tread compound, which is only produced in Germany. The legendary BlackChili compound has provided a lasting answer to the eternal question of grip versus rolling resistance.

Regular test victories prove the measurable and tangible benefits for drivers in the laboratory and on the road. The latest polymers as well as specially developed soot particles and fillers guarantee unique performance.

Technical data:

Size (ETRTO): 25-622 / 28" x 25mm
Air pressure: 8-12 bar
Carcass: 200 TPI / EPI
Weight: approx. 245 grams
Area of application: Racing
Version: VectranTM Breaker
Material: BlackChili Compound
Color: black

The mixture

The crucial question in cycling. The running properties of a tire's rubber compound are largely determined by three interacting factors - static friction [grip], rolling resistance and mileage. The dilemma: If one of these factors is improved, at least one other factor deteriorates in return. A tire with maximum grip wears more quickly and rolls more slowly. If you make the tire faster or more durable, its grip is reduced.

With the BlackChili Compound, a tread compound that is always based on the latest findings in polymer and raw material research, Continental has provided the cycling scene with a lasting answer. Depending on the area of use of a tire, Continental tunes the compound recipe specifically - whether for road bikes or mountain bikes, for time trials or downhill.

For BlackChili, they refine special synthetic rubbers with proven natural rubber to create particularly high-performance tread compounds. They then add carbon black particles to these compounds, which in turn are optimized in terms of shape and surface properties. The complex compound technology is so sensitive that tires with BlackChili Compound are produced exclusively in Korbach.

The reference in puncture protection

The Competition Tour-de-France-Edition has a special puncture protection consisting of Vectran. Vectran is a high-tech fiber developed by Continental, which is synthetically produced based on a model from nature. Vectran is a liquid crystalline polymer like spider silk. Vectran is spun from the molten liquid polymer Vectra and processed into a multi-fiber yarn. Vectran has an enormous tensile strength at the lowest weight. It therefore has the perfect properties to be used as a puncture protection insert in a Continental top tire. A Vectran breaker protects more effectively against cuts than comparable nylon breakers and is nevertheless lighter and more flexible. The rolling resistance is not affected and the tire can develop its full potential.

On request, we can mount the tires on the wheelset or enclose them separately. Just ask us.

Technical note: Tubular tires can only be mounted on rims designed for this purpose (tubular). The tires are glued to the rim using tire cement or rim tape.