BOLTON'S Jason Kenny collected a bronze medal for his 23rd birthday present at the UCI Track World Championships in Holland on Wednesday night.

The Farnworth star combined with four-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy and Matt Crampton to beat Australia in the race for third place.

The British trio clocked 44.128 seconds in qualification, with silver medallists Germany timed at 44.101 seconds.

However, recent World Cup winners France were the class act with a rapid 43.867 seconds in the final.