Bradley Wiggins: Happy with Worlds time trial silver after 'fall from grace' at Giro d'Italia

Bradley Wiggins and Tony Martin, men's TT podium, Road World Champs 2013

Bradley Wiggins gave Great Britain its first medal in the 2013 World Championships. Tony Martin (Germany) destroyed everyone for a third time trial title and Wiggins came from behind to swipe silver from Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland).

He explained 24 hours earlier that a worlds' title would count more than his Olympic gold medals and that it would answer his critics. He was unsure of what a silver medal would mean. He said today, the silver medal "responds to the critics".

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