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| | xtri.com | race reports | 2005 xterra new zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30) |
 | | Carter, defending the title he won here last year, showed no signs of rustiness as he dispatched a quality men’s field with a performance of total domination. |
 | | Carter’s attention now turns to the ITU racing scene as he builds for the World Championships, a title he has never won, in Japan later this year. |
 | | Speaking of the bike strength required to muscle through the lumpy Rotorua trails, Carter remarked that this was excellent preparation for his other primary focus for 2005, the US-based, “classics” (Olympic distance, non-drafting races) such as the LA Triathlon and the Life Time Fitness Triathlon, the richest prize race in the sport. |
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