Originally Posted by TexMac

From what i've read, that's a whole lota bike for a beginer.
As many have said, find a local club if you can but this would depend on where you live. I started cycling 2013 and rode Tue, Thur solo then saturdays with a local group that meets at a local gym Sat 7am. None of these guys raced but the rides helped in learning to draft, pull but importantly how not to get dropped, wind sheltering etc. After 1 year i joined a racing club and yes i got dropped by guys twice my age but these were racers. I did get yelled sometimes for little mistakes but the experience is invaluable.
I would recommend you put in base miles first before you think of racing. Once you get solid miles in then you can start intervals. When you are new to racing, you will get dropped, ALOT and it can be mentaly tasking.