The logical conclusion is that people are just lazy and need to put in the work. Not just at cycling, but at other fields of endeavor. Take Mozart for example. He wrote his first symphony at age 8. Performed all over the place before he was age 10. Wrote some of the greatest pieces the world has ever known while he was still young.
In their entire lifetimes, the typical music major will not achieve what Mozart had already achieved in is 20's. Lazy bastards...