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@spj7
^ agree.
I am 6ft 4 and find the Defy L a good fit, but it depends on how you want to sit on the bike. You might find it too cramped even with a 130mm stem. I started off with a Defy also, a 4 I think, then tried a lot of alternatives over the years (an expensive exercise) before deciding that the SL aluminium Defy was a good fit. I did go down a size though.
If you know that the Defy (I presume you have an XL) fits you and you like it, but want carbon, you could look at the Advanced ones with whatever level of groupset you prefer. You will go a lot better on a bike that fits you correctly than one that doesn't. They are well reviewed also, I don't think you will be making a mistake. Or a TCR, equally good but more aggressive geometry.