You don't want a performance oriented road bike. You want a sport bike; which has
geometry in between a racy bike and a touring bike. My Gunnar Sport has 32c tires on it this year because the roads around here are bad and getting worse.

Anyway, look at sport bikes, a lot of cyclocross bikes have compromise geometry to make them better suited for road riding.

The Surly Pacer is a nice sport bike. Salsa makes one, and I like my Gunnar Sport.