The tons to pounds conversion factors are listed below. To find out how many pounds in tons, multiply by the right conversion factor or use the converter below to convert from short tons. 1 Short Ton [US] = 2 000 Pounds. 1 Long Ton [UK] = 2 240 Pounds.
2015 Tour de France. The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,360.3 km (2,088 mi)-long race started in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on 4 July 2015, and concluded with the Champs-ÃlysÃ©es stage in Paris, on 26 July.
It's a really valid issue, Marian Lauder, a member of the British Cycling board, told the BBC. The last year that women had a race that paralleled the men's Tour de France was in 2009. This year, women have the opportunity to compete in a one-day race called La Course on July 27. It is scheduled as a criterium-style event, a sprint race comprised of dozens of laps around a loop usually less than a mile in length.