I bought a Giant Contend 1 a few months ago to try road cycling out. It's a size large. I'm 6'1" with a 33" cycling inseam. So a bit long torsoed, shorter legs. I dropped the bars and it feels comfortable. Maybe a bit stretched in the arms slightly.

I'm hooked and ride almost everyday so I want to upgrade to a carbon bike with ultegra. I'd like a stiffer bike but am concerned about the added reach and drop going to a TCR.

Would a Defy be stiffer than my Contend? Also, I feel like I'm right in between a M/L and Large. So maybe dropping to an M/L in the defy and going with a longer stem if necessary?

I'd like to start racing Crits and there's plenty in my area. So the defy doesn't make much sense minus the fact that I like the geometry.