Competition or Sprinter tubular?

Both use BlackChili on a 180 TPI casing. The Competition has a Vectran Breaker and is Continental’s classic all-rounder, which it says appears at the sharp end of all the major races and adapts to all road conditions; the Sprinter has a SafetySystem Breaker and a neutral slick profile for criteriums and triathlon. Claimed weights in 700x25: 280 g Competition, 290 g Sprinter (Continental).

Sprinter or Sprinter Gatorskin?

Both are BlackChili tubulars with a SafetySystem Breaker and a 180 TPI casing. The Sprinter Gatorskin adds DuraSkin sidewall protection and is Continental’s tubular for training and bad roads — “the roads of Flanders, Roubaix and San Remo are home to this tough tubular”. The Sprinter is the efficient racer for criteriums and triathlon. Continental’s claimed weights in 700x25: 290 g Sprinter, 280 g Sprinter Gatorskin.

CONTINENTAL TUBULAR COMPETITION Road Tyre

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Construction

180 TPI · CompetitionBlackChili Compound + Vectran Breaker 180 TPI · Competition TTBlackChili Compound + Vectran Breaker

The essentials

Technologies

Compound

Casing · 180 TPI

Best for

Road racing
Classics
Fast training

CONTINENTAL TUBULAR COMPETITION Road Tyre - Black

Technologies

Specifications

Compound	BlackChili Compound
Puncture protection	Vectran Breaker
TPI	180
Tubeless	Tubular
Weight 700x22 (claimed)	265 g
Weight 700x25 (claimed)	280 g

BlackChili Compound

Continental’s signature tread compound and its answer to the balance between grip and rolling resistance. Continental says the latest polymers, specially developed carbon-black particles and filler materials give it its performance on road, gravel and mountain-bike tyres, from time trials to downhill.

Vectran Breaker

A breaker spun from liquid-crystal polymer into a thermoplastic multi-thread yarn. Continental says the fabric is more cut-resistant than aramid with five times the tensile strength of steel, and that a Vectran breaker is lighter, more flexible and better against cuts than a comparable nylon breaker — without affecting rolling resistance.

Continental Competition tubular

Tyre construction comparison

Construction	180 TPICompetitionSelected	180 TPICompetition TT
Compound	BlackChili Compound Continental’s signature race compound, its answer to the balance between grip and rolling resistance on road, gravel and mountain-bike tyres.	BlackChili Compound Continental’s signature race compound, its answer to the balance between grip and rolling resistance on road, gravel and mountain-bike tyres.
Casing	Vectran Breaker 3/180 TPI tubular with Continental’s Vectran Breaker — more cut-resistant than aramid, light and flexible — for strong acceleration in all road conditions.	Vectran Breaker 3/180 TPI tubular with a Vectran Breaker, a more delicate time-trial carcass and a latex inner tube for acceleration (Continental).
Best for	Road racing in all conditions	Time trials

180 TPICompetition

Selected

Compound: BlackChili Compound
Continental’s signature race compound, its answer to the balance between grip and rolling resistance on road, gravel and mountain-bike tyres.
Casing: Vectran Breaker
3/180 TPI tubular with Continental’s Vectran Breaker — more cut-resistant than aramid, light and flexible — for strong acceleration in all road conditions.
Best for: Road racing in all conditions

180 TPICompetition TT

Compound: BlackChili Compound
Continental’s signature race compound, its answer to the balance between grip and rolling resistance on road, gravel and mountain-bike tyres.
Casing: Vectran Breaker
3/180 TPI tubular with a Vectran Breaker, a more delicate time-trial carcass and a latex inner tube for acceleration (Continental).
Best for: Time trials

Compare with

CONTINENTAL SPRINTER TUBULAR Road Tyre - BlackChoose it for criteriums and triathlon: the efficient slick racing tubular.
CONTINENTAL SPRINTER TUBULAR GATORSKIN Road Tyre - BlackChoose it for training and rough roads: the Sprinter with DuraSkin sidewalls.

Black

SizeSelect your size 700x22 700x25

Description

The Competition is Continental’s classic racing tubular and all-rounder, which it says appears at the sharp end of all the major races: BlackChili compound and a Vectran Breaker on a 180 TPI casing, agile and fast and adapting to all road conditions. Choose the Sprinter for criteriums and triathlon, the Sprinter Gatorskin for training on rough roads.