There is considerable variation in the ability to descent in the senior peloton, and I don&#x27;t think it is correlated with age; some people just are better at the subtle work, such as recovering from a wheel slipping away, and some have more brute power.<p>For example, the ability to bunny hop varies. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cxmagazine.com&#x2F;to-hop-or-not-bunny-hopping-cyclocross-barriers" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cxmagazine.com&#x2F;to-hop-or-not-bunny-hopping-cycloc...</a> claims that, in Sven Nijs&#x27;s case, it is to do with his BMX experience.<p>I couldn&#x27;t find a good video from cycle-cross, but here is a nice example from road racing: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=iPHnqI13vPk" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=iPHnqI13vPk</a>. Not everybody is as willing to take those risks and as good in recovering from (for him) minor mishaps as Vincenzo Nibali. Some cyclists are even known to take in a few bisons of water at tops of mountains because heavier bikes descend faster.