Tire with belt having wrap around gum strip

A pneumatic tire with a circumferential tread, a pair of beads, and a pair of sidewalls, the pneumatic tire comprising:

• a plurality of circumferential belts disposed below the circumferential tread and extending in an axial direction, the plurality of circumferential belts including a lower belt and an upper belt;
• at least one gum strip wrapped around an end of the lower belt,
• wherein the at least one gum strip has a first portion in contact with a top surface of the lower belt and a bottom surface of the upper belt, and
• wherein the at least one gum strip has a second portion disposed below the lower belt, and
• wherein no gum strip is wrapped around an end of the upper belt;
• at least one cap ply disposed above the upper belt, and extending axially across and in contact with the entire upper belt,
• wherein the at least one cap ply contacts the first portion of the at least one gum strip;
• and
• a reinforcement layer disposed above the at least one cap ply and above the at least one gum strip,
• wherein an end of the reinforcement layer is disposed axially outside a respective end of the upper belt, and
• wherein the reinforcement layer extends axially across only a portion of the cap ply.