British bobsleigh teams finish 4th and 16th in IBSF World Cup round at Winterberg

Brad Hall and Royal Marine Taylor Lawrence finished 4th in the fourth round of the two-man IBSF World Cup at Winterberg, Germany.

The duo completed the run in 1 minute 49.16 seconds, just 0.9 seconds behind Germany's Francesco Friedrich, who set a new track record on his way to securing his 50th two-man World Cup win.

Hall and Lawrence were edged out by two other German teams, who finished ahead of them in the standings.

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Fellow Royal Marine Adam Baird, alongside PARA Ollie Butterworth in his debut two-man World Cup race, finished in a creditable 16th place, posting a time of 1 minute 50.15 seconds.

The four-man competition is set to take place tomorrow at Winterberg.