Lizzie Armitstead, Alex Dowsett win World Championship medals in Virginia

British duo Lizzie Armitstead and Alex Dowsett have secured medals at the Road Cycling World Championships in Virginia.

Armitstead's Boels-Dolmans team finished six seconds behind Germany's Velocio-Sram to secure silver in the women's event with their time of 47:35.72.

Dowsett and his Movistar teammates took bronze in the men's race after coming third, while BMC Racing claimed gold for a second year running with their time of 42:07.97.

Commonwealth champion Dowsett will take part in the men's individual time trial on Wednesday, while Armitstead will head up the British women's road race squad on the Saturday.