You might be better off looking at a road bike with geometry for Sportive riding, ie 100+ mile days in relative comfort, Specialized Roubaix or Felt Z Series bikes all have Sportive geometry, not too aggressive, a trade off between speed & comfort.
By touring bike I assume you mean something for long distances that can take mudguards, panniers & weighs a ton.You might be better off looking at a road bike with geometry for Sportive riding, ie 100+ mile days in relative comfort, Specialized Roubaix or Felt Z Series bikes all have Sportive geometry, not too aggressive, a trade off between speed & comfort.
Get a Cyclo Cross bike. Will also allow you to do some off roading on footpaths and will be very durable. Lots of options out there. Go for disc brakes, they are amazing. Lots of them will have room for mudguards. Surly, Genesis both offer steel framed models. The Croix de Ferre (spelling) is especially good.