A TIRE TREAD AND A TIRE COMPRISING A TREAD

In a first aspect of the present invention, a tire tread (10) is provided, the tread having a circumferential tread cap (2) with circumferential grooves (5) and comprising a tread cap rubber compound for contacting the road when driving, wherein the tread cap rubber compound has a Shore A hardness from 45 to 75. Moreover, the tread comprises at least one circumferential groove reinforcement (3) reinforcing at least a bottom portion of at least one of the grooves (5) and comprising a groove reinforcement rubber compound, wherein the groove reinforcement rubber compound has a Shore A hardness from 70 to 100. The tread also comprises a circumferential tread base layer (4) arranged radially inwards of the tread cap and comprising a tread base layer compound, wherein the tread base layer compound has a Shore A hardness from 15 to 60, and wherein the Shore A hardness of the tread cap compound is higher than the Shore A hardness of the tread base layer compound. In another aspect, the present invention relates to a tire comprising such a tread.