No, he got psyched out when the road in Romania was banned not long before he would have ridden it. He wasn't flexible enough to cope with an unexpected change under pressure.
No, it's a dig at his power claims in that article.
"He says his 20-minute power is around 410W, and he weighs 72kg, giving a power-to-weight ratio of 5.7W/kg — a level of performance rarely seen outside of the pro peloton."
I wonder if To will calibrate his powermeter before he starts? :)