Simon Smythe of Cycling Weekly reports, “Tubeless road tyres have been a long time coming but it looks as though 2009 will be their breakthrough year.”

Vicenza, 23 February 2009 – July 3-5 at the Marathon of the Dolomites, Campagnolo will present C11, the Campagnolo 11 Speed Dream Team. 11 Olympic and World champions from different sports disciplines, that share a passion for cycling, side by side facing the famous climbs of the more important “Granfondo” events. C11 The Dream Team will be led by Antonio Rossi – Olympic canoeing champion in Atlanta and flag bearer for Italy at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

The names of the ten other athletes will be revealed each week starting the 23rd of February at www.c11.campagnolo.com, you can find details of each champion from his bicycle to an interview full of curiosities. These champions are all of internationally known and are among the best in their fields. They will participate in the Marathon on bicycles equipped with 11 Speed Record groups and wear a special Campagnolo 11 Speed jersey.

The 107th edition of this mythical race was held Easter Sunday. 259 kilometers over cobblestones and rutted roads.

PARIS-ROUBAIX is a race that challenges spectators and riders alike. Française des Jeux upped the ante this year by taking on another challenge; starting the race on Road Tubeless Intensive clincher tires.

Martial Gayant, Director Sportif of the Française des Jeux team explained why he decided to let his riders race on clinchers. “After our reconnaissance of the course days before the race, we found that the Road Tubeless Intensive clinchers offered a smooth ride on the flat pavé without punctures or rider fatigue.

This is a first in the world of professional bicycle racing; all eight riders of the Française des Jeux team racing on clincher tires in a major cycling event.

Wesley SULZBERGER, Française des Jeux rider related, “a few days before the race, we made a reconnaissance of the race course equipped with Intensive Road Tubeless, the cobblestones were wet, yet the tires performed well. The day of the race, the pavé was dry and again the performance we needed from the tires was there. The grip was good and I didn’t have one flat. It’s a tire that is truly suited to this type of course”

The Intensive is a tire designed as a training, racing and long distance urban riding tire. This version was a slick treaded competitive version with carbon fiber beads that assure that the tire will stay mounted if flatted.

The Française des Jeux riders at Paris-Roubaix were equipped with prototype tires. The 700c x 25mm version that is now available delivers longevity, comfort and safety for cyclists that demand this type of performance.

Norbert Gangloff, responsible for product innovation and team equipment relations followed the race from inside the Française des Jeux team. The results of 2009 Paris-Roubaix were the culmination of six years of work on Road Tubeless. The tires performed as anticipated in this most demanding race. “The race highlighted the performance of Road Tubeless Intensive on the asphalt and comfort on the cobbles.

Tom Boonen won the Paris-Roubaix in 6 hours and 15 minutes.

Frédéric Guesdon of Française des Jeux was the 2nd French rider in 13th place on his Intensive Road Tubeless. The team performed well with five finishers. Thanks to all on the Française des Jeux team for their confidence in Hutchinson during this challenge. “The race was memorable and indescribable,” added Norbert Gangloff.

Quick mention of the Road Tubeless line at Velonews.com

Welcome to the new Hutchinson Road Tubeless website. Come here often to find all the information you would want on Road Tubeless technology, products and cycling. Also visit our regular website www.hutchinsontires.com to find info on all other Hutchinson cycling related products. Thanks for visiting and come back soon.

RACE WINNING

Since the beginning of the season, Hutchinson has won 8 victories with the Française des Jeux and 3 with Scott Saunier Duval on Fusion Road Tubeless
Philippe Gilbert : Het Volk and Grand Prix Samyn
Yauheni Hutarovich, won the second stage and the overall classification of the Trois Jours des Flandres Occidentales.

EASE of INSTALLATION
Without tubes, mounting is simple by hand simple is with pneu Hutchinson StickAir.
Following installation instructions, Hutchinson clinchers are known to be easy to mount. 
With TUBELESS, not having the a tube or rim strip makes tire installation even easier.

THE CASING
Body of the tire is composed of:
127 TPI bias thread
The casing is reinforced at the beads which helps resist pressure and protects against punctures on the sidewalls.

CARBON BEAD
New Carbon bead provides the necessary strength for the Road Tubeless concept to work.

SEALING
A layer of compound placed in the interior of the casing guaranties the tubeless tire perfect sealing. Specially formed dompound around the bead assures a total seal between the rim and the hook of the tire.

TREAD
3 types of compound «Triple Compound» are used in the Fusion 2 Road Tubeless tread.

• In the center, the compound wears longer.
• First leaning zone, a compound that grips the road while cornering.
• Second leaning zone, high-rebound compound that holds the road surface during intense cornering demands.
• The new TRIPLE COMPOUND technology allows three compounds with different properties to create the best performing tire possible.
• The hard compound at the center augments the life of the tire and resistance to cuts and perforations while providing a low rolling resistance.
• Finally the side compounds offer unequaled grip for cornering and tight turns which gives the rider the ultimate confidence in his tires.

PERFORMANCE AND COMFORT
Triple Compound: 3 compounds optimized for wear and progressive adhesion while cornering.
Competition slick profile. Ultra performance 127 tpi casing
New Carbon Bead technology

Hutchinson is proud to announce a two year sponsorship package with the Française des Jeux Pro Tour Cycling Team. The team will be exclusively using Hutchinson road tires for the next two seasons. Specifically Hutchinson Road Tubeless Tires. The team will be competing in all the Pro Tour races and the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and Vuelta d’Espana during the upcoming season. The team is coached and managed by Marc Madiot.
The roster for the 2008 season includes the following riders.
AUGER Ludovic, CASAR Sandy, DA CRUZ Carlos, DELAGE Mickaël, DETILLOUX Christophe, Di GREGORIO Rémy, GERARD Arnaud, GILBERT Philippe, GUESDON Frédéric, JEGOU Lilian, JOLY Sébastien, LADAGNOUS Matthieu, LÖVKVIST Thomas, McGEE Bradley, McLEOD Ian, MENGIN Christophe, MONNERAIS Cyrille, MOUREY Francis, PATANCHON Fabien, ROY,Jérémy, VAUGRENARD Benoît, VEIKKANEN Jussi, CHAVANEL Sébastien, CHEREL Mickaël, GUDSELL Timothy, LINDGREN Johan, MARICHAL Thierry