Madison Square Garden in particular seemed to attract a bunch of cool and crazy events. They invented "The Madison" track race that's sort of like a relay race

Madison Square Garden in particular seemed to attract a bunch of cool and crazy events. They invented "The Madison" track race that's sort of like a relay race on a bike. Instead of passing a baton, when one partner comes around to meet the other, the moving partner grabs the stationary partner and slings them down the track, hoping to transfer as much of their momentum as possible. They also used to host six-day long bike races that I think were eventually forbidden for being too dangerous, as i think riders would fall asleep and crash.