Gravaa

Just in time for Paris-Roubaix, UCI bans Gravaa on-the-fly tyre pressure adjustment system… three months after company declared bankrupt

“After Denain, the biggest cobbled race after Roubaix, there was no problem. Now there is. That is no coincidence,” Visma-Lease a Bike’s head of performance said

Thu, Apr 09, 2026 12:36
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On-the-fly tyre pressure adjustment innovator Gravaa declared bankrupt due to lack of sales – nine months after Paris-Roubaix triumph

The Dutch company pioneered the self-inflating and deflating tyre technology used by Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to win Paris-Roubaix last year, but says it has struggled to “get enough orders to make any margin in the current market”

Thu, Jan 22, 2026 12:13
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Wout van Aert almost crashes in Arenberg Forest during Paris-Roubaix recon due to suspected puncture while using self-inflating tyre pressure system

“You have to get through the forest, right?” the Belgian star posted on Strava following his spectacular save at speed on the iconic cobbles

Thu, Apr 10, 2025 16:48
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