'Frustrating' Worlds mixed relay TTT sees Great Britain miss bronze by 12 seconds

Great Britain compete during the mixed relay team time trial at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow
Great Britain compete during the mixed relay team time trial at the 2023 UCI Road World Championships in Glasgow (Image credit: Zac Williams/SWpix.com)

Great Britain's 'Plan B' for the mixed relay team time trial at the UCI Road World Championships came close to success on Tuesday, the six-rider squad ending up just 12 seconds short of adding to their 2019 bronze medal in the discipline.

The team were forced to call up U23 rider Josh Charlton in a last-minute substitution for Ben Turner, who fell ill with COVID-19 before the race. And if the late call-up wasn't enough to disrupt team plans, the 20-year-old rider pulled out partway through the men's leg of the race with an eye on Wednesday's U23 time trial.

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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, joining in 2017 as a freelance contributor and later being hired full-time. Before joining the team, they had written for numerous major publications in the cycling world, including CyclingWeekly and Rouleur.

Dani has reported from the world's top races, including the Tour de France, Road World Championships, and the spring Classics. They have interviewed many of the sport's biggest stars, including Mathieu van der Poel, Demi Vollering, and Remco Evenepoel. Their favourite races are the Giro d'Italia, Strade Bianche and Paris-Roubaix.

Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.