Cycle wheel and method for manufacturing same

The wheel (1) has a rim (3) including flanges (32.1, 33.1) designed to receive a tire (6). A fairing (5) is affixed to the rim, where the fairing is partially made from a material having a density less than 120 kilogram per cubic meter. The modulus of elasticity of the material is greater than 5 MPa, where the elongation of the material at breakage is greater than 10 percent. The material is an ARPRO (RTM: expanded polypropylene foam), where the polypropylene is of the polypropylene copolymer type. An independent claim is also included for a method for manufacturing a wheel.