Continental Grand Sport Race (£29.95)
Continental Grand Sport Race (£29.95)
Continental reckon their Grand Sport Race rubber has the widest appeal in all their road range, spanning winter/training, sportive, race/triathlon and even veering into time trials, according to the German firm’s ‘Clincher Application Guide‘.
The three sizes – 23, 25 and 28mm – weigh in at between 230-270g, meaning that while they’re not super light racing rubber, they won’t be adding a huge amount of extra to your best racing wheels.
They use the Puregrip compound that, while not as plush as the top-of-the-range Black Chili compound used on the flagship Grand Prix 4000S II, still offers plenty of quality with a 180tpi casing and Conti’s NyTech puncture protection. If you fancy a little more surety when it comes to flats, there’s also the Grand Sport Extra (£34.99) that comes with a double layer of NyTech and a 3-ply sidewall, while if you want to shed a little weight then the Grand Sport Light is a claimed 220g but only comes in a 23mm width.
While not a pure racing tyre by any means, the Grand Sport Race is another all-rounder for anyone who doesn’t want to fork out set of training tyres and then drop yet more cash on race-day rubber as well. But if you want something a bit more exalted, there’s always the excellent GP 4000 II tyres to consider, while the GP 4 Season is something of a deluxe training tyre.