The race's US broadcast partner, the Outdoor Life Network, has put forward a proposal to bring the opening stage of the 2005 race across the Atlantic Ocean to New York in what would be the most radical structural change in the event's history.
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Riders in the Tour de France could soon be cycling past the Empire State Building if plans to take the race to New York reach fruition.
