I’m talking pursuiters, too.
The fastest track racers in the US are not riding Track.
Exhibit A: Taylor Phinney
He showed up. Won the IP world championship. Out-kiloed the kilo guys (almost won a WC there, too). Would have been ideal for IP and The Omnium or to anchor a TP team.
I would guess his thinking was, “Nah...track don’t pay.”