Amey stayed with the lead pack of eight athletes throughout the initial 10km run and 40km bike, before pulling away in the final kilometre of the second run to take the win in front of an enthusiastic Hungarian crowd.

The British triathlete has always had a notable impact on the multisport scene, and in 2005 he led home compatriot, Tim Don, at the ITU Duathlon World Championships in Newcastle, Australia.

 

In 1998 he was the World Triathlon silver medallist at Lausanne.

 

Earlier in the day, Alistair Brownlee added a another World Duathlon Championships silver medal to his collection with a second place finish.

 

Brownlee, the 2006 Junior World Triathlon Champion had stayed in the lead pack throughout the race but was just out-run on the final leg by Richard Murray of South Africa by 14 seconds.

 

Britain's second silver came through double Olympian, Michelle Dillon, who raced well to take second in a competitive women's race. Portugal's Vanessa Fernandes gained a sizeable lead on the initial 10km run, but was caught by Dillon, Csomor of Hungary and Louison of France half way through the bike.

Fernandes, renowned for her running, strode away on the final 5km run and opened up a lead over Dillon who also managed to open up a sizeable gap over Csomor in third.

 

The 2006 world champion, Scotland's Catriona Morrison in tenth.

Following on from Gyor, the European Duathlon Championships are taking place on June 16  in Edinburgh, where Morrison will be looking to use her home advantage to take the honours over the hilly city course.