It doesn’t always work out that way without a lot of dedication, passion and volunteer work (which was apparently missing in Chicago, but present in Cleveland). The Detroit Gang is determined to bring it up a notch, model things after Europe’s successes and inspire a new track racing league.
Interesting article about the developments in the last year in bicycling magazine:
https://www.bicycling.com/news/a2688...drome-detroit/
Interesting tidbits: In addition to developing Detroit's native urban talent in its children, the plan is to create a track cycling league - American Cycling League. There is also a live stream of the "pro" races that gets a lot of views.