not familiar with the specific bike , got a Link and so forth?
Actual races are all about acceleration out of the start and the corners .
that is where the steeper seat post comes in.. not comfort..
out of saddle sprinting to next corner.
you may want another type for the road commute , perhaps ..
seek out long setback seat posts , shorter reach stems..
and all that ..
I take it you did not test ride it enough before taking it home.
Don't like it? stick it back up on CL.