Originally Posted by georgiaboy

Maybe you could talk to the coach of the club team and express your goals. Maybe he has an arrangement to get certain bicycles at a discount. Besides that narrow your bike choice down to 2 or 3 and research them on this forum. The forum members here are extremely knowledgable. Also, these persons love to give conscientious advice to others when asked. Sorry, but I don't know much at all about racing cycles.

Good Luck!