/ ˈmædɪsn; NAmE / noun
a bicycle race, usually lasting several days, in which one member of each team rides in each section
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WORD ORIGIN
named after Madison Square Garden, New York, the site of the first such race in 1892.
/ ˈmædɪsn; NAmE / noun
a bicycle race, usually lasting several days, in which one member of each team rides in each section
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WORD ORIGIN
named after Madison Square Garden, New York, the site of the first such race in 1892.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005