Honolulu, HI (June, 28, 2000)…Rochester, Michigan, located 20-miles north of Detroit, will host the fifth stop of the XTERRA America Tour, presented by the award-winning Nissan Xterra, July 15 and 16, at Stony Creek Metropark. The XTERRA America Tour is a series of ten, national lifestyle sports festivals, wrapped around the XTERRA extreme, off-road, triathlon. The XTERRA regional race has been held annually in Michigan since 1997, in Pinckney and Brighton.

Kicking off the festival weekend on Saturday, July 15^th, at 9am, is the Adidas 17^th Annual Stony Creek Biathlon. The biathlon is a 1-kilometer swim and 5-kilometer trail run. For the running enthusiast, the Adidas XTERRA 5K/10K Trail Run, is a chance to experience XTERRA’S trails. The run is scheduled for 10:30am on Saturday.

Gain confidence through experience on your mountain bike, and enjoy Stony Creek’s fabulous trails at the Michigan Sports & Fitness’ Bike Fest, presented by mtbREVIEW.com. Custom designed for a wide variety of skill levels and ages, including families and the beginner mountain biker, the Bike Fest is an opportunity to really feel comfortable about mountain biking. The Bike Fest begins at 10am on Saturday, July 15^th, with a bike check, then you’ll pick up great tips at the mountain bike skills clinic, before setting out on a ride of XTERRA’s bike trails, guided by an experienced XTERRA competitor.

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Activities for the outdoor enthusiast and their families will be provided throughout the weekend. Get physical and scale the Yahoo! Climbing wall, just like Spiderman. Children will enjoy XTERRA Jr. - a mini triathlon just for kids. They’ll splash through pools of water, ride a circuit on the bike, and run to the finish. Everyone’s a winner. And, they can make a lei or weave a palm frond at the Hawaii arts & crafts pavilion.

Looking to improve your personal running, mountain biking or swimming skills? Whether you are weekend fun runner or a weekend warrior - check out XTERRA University presented by Paul Mitchell. Covering the basics of the sport — XTERRA U is a free, "how to XTERRA" clinic hosted by four top athletes. It will be held on Saturday, July 15th at 12pm and will cover such topics as goal setting, nutrition, transition, and tips on swimming, mountain biking, and trail running.

There will be an expo, and enough food and drink to satisfy the biggest appetites. All tour goers will have the chance to take an up-close look at the award-winning Nissan Xterra — and receive a certificate good for $50 of Patagonia gear when they test drive the new Nissan Xterra. Enter to win a trip for two to Maui, to see the 2000 XTERRA World Championship, at XTERRA Gear. And, at the Hawaii pavilion, festival-goers can enter to win an adventure trip for two to Molokai Ranch from the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau and Molokai Ranch.

Need a haircut? Look great and feel good about it too. On Sunday, July 16th, a donation to local charity gets you a professional haircut from one of Paul Mitchell’s leading stylists at the Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon from 10am-2pm.

On Sunday, the action switches to the XTERRA off-road triathlon race series. The Stony Creek course, will provide a unique set of challenges — twisting, forested trails, sand, gravel, and quad-burning uphills. XTERRA, which will start at 10am on Sunday, July 16th, consists of a 1.5-kilometer swim at Baypoint Beach, followed by a 30-kilometer mountain bike, and a 10-kilometer trail run. Competition is for professional and amateur individual athletes, and 2-3 person teams. The XT, presented by MicroSupreme, a half distance XTERRA race, will start at 8am. The XT is

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ideal for beginners and consists of a 500-meter swim, 13-kilometer mountain bike, and 5-kilometer trail run.

A strong pro field of over two dozen athletes is expected to compete in XTERRA Rochester, including winner of the first three XTERRA 2000 series races, Kerry Classen, 27, former Nashville resident now returned to Southern California. Classen is currently ranked third overall in the $60,000 Nissan Xterra Points Series. Top ranked pro men, Pat Brown, Jimmy Archer, Justin Thomas, and Seth Wealing, will also race in Michigan.

The top-ranked Nissan Xterra Points Series woman, Australian Jody Purcell, 28, winner of three out of four races this year, will also race. Purcell was off-form with a cold at the last race held in Richmond, Virginia on June 18^th. Lorraine Barrows and last year’s Nissan Xterra Points Series champ, Kerstin Weule, currently ranked second and third, will also start. The women’s field will be spiced up with the return of Sue Latshaw, who has been cycling competitively for the past few months.

Men Women

1. Mike Vine 352 1. Jody Purcell 390

2. Michael Tobin 347 2. Lorraine Barrows 328

3. Kerry Classen 300 3. Kerstin Weule 311

4. Ned Overend 294 4. Jenny Tobin 271

5. Justin Thomas 241 5. Linda Gabor 256

6. Jimmy Archer 218 6. Tory Valentine 236

6. Dave Harrison 218 7. Jenny Wood 168

8. John Koenig 215 8. Laurie Hug 90

9. Brian Hughes 178 8. Candy Angle 90

10. Seth Wealing 173 10. Sue Latshaw 75

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Funds from XTERRA and XT entries, along with sales of XTERRA Gear, will be donated to the Challenged Athletes Foundation. The Challenged Athletes Foundation, a non-profit organization, was founded to assist physically challenged athletes reach their athletic goals and provides grants for equipment, training, and travel.

A complete event schedule (subject to change) is attached, and admission to the event is FREE. The event is televised for ESPN2, and will be shown as the "Off-road to XTERRA" in October, 2000. Following Rochester, MI, the XTERRA America Tour travels to Keystone, Colorado, on July 22-23. The 2000 Tour schedule is as follows:

April 29-30 Ruston, LA August 12-13 Whistler, BC

May 6-7 Gallatin, TN August 19-20 Hood River, OR

June 10-11 Hopkinton, MA Sept. 16-17 Half Moon Bay, CA

June 17-18 Richmond, VA Sept. 23-24 San Dimas, CA

July 15-16 Rochester, MI Oct. 21-22 World Championship

July 22-23 Keystone, CO Maui, HI

The new Nissan Xterra is the signature presenting sponsor of the XTERRA America Tour, along with presenting sponsors Yahoo! Sports Outdoors, and XTERRA Gear. Other national sponsors include Adidas, Bolle, the Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau, Hawaii Water, MicroSupreme, Molokai Ranch, MtbREVIEW.com, Paul Mitchell, Speedo, Zespri Kiwifruit, 24 Hour Fitness, Outside Magazine, and Inside Triathlon.

The XTERRA America Tour is produced by Hawaii-based sports marketing and television production company, TEAM Unlimited. For more information contact:

Eric Booth, Nissan North America, phone (310) 771-3014

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9am Expo Open — Yahoo! Adventure Climbing Wall, Hawaiian arts & crafts for kids.

10am Michigan Sports & Fitness Bike Fest presented by mtbREVIEW.com - Bike Check

10-12N XTERRA Jr.
10:30am Adidas XTERRA 5K/10K Trail Run

10:45am Adidas 17^th Annual Stony Creek Biathlon Awards

11am Michigan Sports & Fitness Bike Fest presented by mtbREVIEW.com - Bike Clinic

12Noon Michigan Sports & Fitness Bike Fest presented by mtbREVIEW.com - Bike Ride

1pm Michigan Sports & Fitness Bike Fest presented by mtbREVIEW.com - Raffle

1-3pm XTERRA Jr.

5pm Expo Close

8am XT, presented by MicroSupreme, Start

9am Expo Open - Yahoo! Adventure Climbing Wall, Hawaiian arts & crafts for kids

10am XTERRA Start

10am-12Noon XTERRA Jr.

10am-2pm Paul Mitchell Cut-a-thon

11am XT Awards

12:30pm First XTERRA male finisher expected

1pm First XTERRA woman finisher expected

1-3pm XTERRA Jr.

2pm XT/XTERRA Competitor BBQ.

2:30pm XTERRA Awards

3pm Expo Close.

Note: Subject to change.

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