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From the looks of things, I would want to slide the levers upward along the bars until the tips of the lever was even with the lower "edge" of the bars.
Then I would try moving the saddle forward 1cm and upward a bit, followed by leveling the bars.
If you can get the lower half of the body to rotate forward about the crank center, then one can reach lower in front without having to bend any further at the waist!
I often notice that riders move a too-low saddle rearward in order not to feel the back edge of the saddle, but going forward and up works better for most.
Some riders initially will want to be able to keep toes on the ground while sitting on the saddle while stopped. That's fine for a cruiser but not for a road bike imo.