Ax-Pedition 2016 - Moths to a Flame

Back in June 2015, I waxed lyrically on the subject of why I should ever want to do another sportive after a very disappointing local event called the Ax-Pedition. It was nothing to do with the organisers, I was just having a downer on another group ride ending in a solo cycle!

It was with some surprise, therefore, that I even entertained the idea of re-entering the event in 2016. I guess I was still on a high from my Velothon ride with Ed in May and the early September club ride along the ToB route from Sidmouth to Haytor, both of which had rekindled my fondness for group rides.

As is often the norm, the weather in September was so much better than June's making for a much more pleasant cycling experience. Just as last year, however, our AVP peloton split quickly. Nick and I left riding together, had that epiphany, that similar realisation I had 12 plus months ago, "we might as well have just gone out for a ride on our own!"

No doubt I'll be back next year to do it all again, like a moth to a flame, there's no sense in trying to reason with it, it's just what MAMILs do!