His Brain is Gone!
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I would definitely go into a LeMond dealership and try out the Etape and Reno. The riding "cockpit" of a LeMond is longer than many other bikes - one of their design principles is the long European style of riding. Which sounds like exactly what you are looking for. The effective top tube length is a big part of this, but the seat and head angles, as well the stem are too.
When I tried out a number of compact geometry road bikes, all in the same sizes, the bike which had the most forward riding position was the LeMond Reno.