A TEAM of cyclists will set off on a 150-mile trek on Friday to raise money for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance.

The group, from Northallerton and District Round Table, who will start from St Bees, near Whitehaven, Cumbria, aim to finish on Sunday in Northallerton.

More than half of the ride will be off-road.

The group has raised £6,000 in the past two years for other local charities.

This year's cyclists are Graham Banks, Andy Trueman, Simon Wilson, Mark Boersma, Mark Miller, Paul Savage, Tim Piper, Andy Wond, Mark Knowles, Nigel Yeatman, Andy Wilson, Simon Lovell and John Curtis.