Verifiably he's not a homosexual. This is his partner :He is admitting his failures. He's saying that he has trouble dealing with the expectations that he has imposed upon himself as holder of the current world title.
This guy is definitely not a faggot he's one of the toughest cyclists out there currently.
Nobody who is weak in body or mind is going to be anywhere near to contesting for the win after 270km of riding. That's almost 7 hours in the saddle at very high intensities.
I wouldn't mind some of that myself.