This usurps the Italian brand’s previous top-of-the-range race tyre, the Pirelli P Zero Race TLR. I first spotted it in use around this time last year on the bikes of the Lidl-Trek riders ...

This puts it in line with the likes of the Vittoria Corsa N.EXT, Pirelli P Zero Race TLR 4S, and Continental GP5000 AS TR as a four seasons tyre but with a heavy focus on performance and speed too.