The result could not come at a better time for the 26-year-old who is desperately looking for sponsorship and may have to quit the sport if he does not find it.
Proving once again that he is good enough to make it as a professional, the Island Games medallist finished second in the Challenge Fuerteventura race which included a 1.9 km swim, 90 km cycle and 21.1 km run.
Impressively Halksworth (4.01.39 hr) was runner-up only to Rasmus Henning (3.57.16 hr), a Danish triathlete who finished seventh in the 2004 Olympics, eighth in the 2008 Olympics and second in the 2001 Long Distance World Championships.
