The heat was on for only the second World Cup to be held in the ancient Uzbek city of Samarkand, where Hungary's latest young talent Marton Kropko looked to pile some early pressure on the likes of Reese Vannerson (USA) and E Triathlon World Champion Maxime Hueber-Moosbrugger of France.

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