Editing Madison (cycling) (section)

===Origins of the name Madison Racing===
[[Image:Madison Cottage.jpg|thumb|150px|right|"Madison Cottage" on the site of the Fifth Avenue Hotel at [[Madison Square]], [[New York City|NYC]], 1852]]
The term ''Madison Racing'' derives essentially from a sequence of local [[New York City]] names honoring [[James Madison|President James Madison]]. A lodge had been built at what was then the prominent and northernmost waypoint into and out of New York City. In honor of the recently deceased president, the cottage was named [[Madison Square|Madison Cottage]]. After the demise of Madison cottage, the site gave rise to a park, in turn named [[Madison Square]],<ref name="Citycyclopedia">Jackson, Kenneth T. (ed.), ''The Encyclopedia of New York City'' (1995) ISBN 0-300-05536-6</ref> which remains today.
 
A series of four sports venues subsequently took their names from Madison Square &mdash; each named, one after the other,  ''Madison Square Gardens. '' The first two were located directly adjacent to (and took their name from) Madison Square. The second ''Madison Square Gardens'' (1890–1925) became a prominent cycling venue,<ref name="name">{{cite web
 |title        = America's Short, Violent Love Affair With Indoor Track Cycling
 |publisher    = Atlas Obscura
 |author       = Nathalie Lagerfeld 
 |date         = September 27, 2016
 |url          = https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/americas-short-violent-love-affair-with-indoor-track-cycling}}</ref> and gave rise to the track cycle racing that ultimately carried the name ''Madison Racing.''