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You've ridden an order of magnitude more Ks than me so I will defer to your expertise.
My tiny brain logic says: mostly road riding = ride a bike closer to a road bike
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It's closer to a road bike in terms of geometry and handling than a gravel bike is
A proper race CX bike with euro geo really doesn't ride anything like a road bike. The numbers on their own aren't far off, but that does take into account the fatter rubber (which will change BB height/trail etc...).
Unless you're Sven van der Aert more stable is likely to be faster too.
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Yeah, I get what you're saying, I just think lots of people see pro peloton and think "yep that's for me" when they would be much more comfortable, enjoy riding something that was a little less frisky, took bigger tyres to explore a little rougher stuff or ride a little longer with less arse pain or back pain yada yada. It's not like if you have the legs, riding a sportive/gravel/touring bike will suddenly make you terribly slow.
Lolo
hippy
I don't "berate" people for choosing racing bikes. I'm the guy that rides audax on a carbon TT bike! I'm not "berating" anyone here, I'm merely offering a different opinion that involves using more comfortable bikes. Smooth is fast.
Many people would be better with a more comfortable geo that allowed them to hold a better position for longer rather than jumping on a race bike and then having to sit on the tops for half the ride because the front end is too low or the frame is overly long. Twitchier steering on race geo bikes often makes for more timid descending or at least a less relaxing ride generally.
"it’s an endurance bike first and foremost"