Matt Bottrill is set to swap time trials for triathlon after plenty of success on the road (Jones)
Matt Bottrill claimed a silver medal in the UCI World Cycling Tour Final time trial in Hobro, Denmark, on Thursday - despite having to quickly get his bike fixed after it was broken by baggage handlers on his flight.
The British time trial multi-champion placed second in the male 35-39 age category with a time of 24 minutes and 17 seconds over 18.6 kilometres, 36 seconds behind overall winner Andreas Schweizer of Switzerland.
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