Pneumatic tyre

A pneumatic tyre with a tread band for engaging a road surface at a footprint area of the tyre, the tread band comprising:

• two shoulder areas at the axially outer ends of the tread band;
• a central area identified between the shoulder areas;
• a row of shoulder elements arranged along first circumferential ribs in each of the shoulder areas;
• at least two rows of central elements arranged along second circumferential ribs in the central area;
• and
• at least three circumferential grooves separating the first and second circumferential ribs from another circumferential rib,
• wherein the shoulder elements are separated by lugs extending substantially in the axial direction of the tyre, and
• wherein the lugs have a width in the circumferential direction and have along their longitudinal extension a first portion intersecting a circumferential groove and a second portion extending outwards in the axial direction of the tyre, and the width of the lugs in the first portion intersecting the circumferential groove is smaller than the width of the lugs in the second portion.