Bicycle Tire Width Rolling Resistance. Tubeless sealant rolling resistance. Racers would go even narrower to 21mm with the general thought that the narrower the surface area the less rolling resistance.

Bicycle rolling resistance special articles. However this has proved to be untrue. Rolling resistance 100 psi 6 9 bar.
Rolling resistance 80 psi 5 5 bar.
The fastest rolling tire the 300 tpi strada 24mm and the widest tire the 27mm paris roubaix had the biggest increase in rolling resistance 1 6 watts when dropping pressure from 112 psi to 84. Tubolito inner tube tests. Bicycle rolling resistance special articles. Tubeless sealant rolling resistance.