The Axis makes a fine general purpose bike for roads and trails, unladen or with moderate luggage.
Most CX racing bikes have low-ratio double chainsets, which are great on the road, but the Axis has a triple. It also has room for rack, fenders and 3 bottles. Its clearly designed for practical non-racing use.
The Bianchi San Remo used to be a nice light-tourer, using caliper brakes which gave good fender clearance, but its evolved to a heavier style of bike in recent years.