A TEAM of Barnsley firefighters hope to complete a charity cycling challenge of riding across 11 countries in 11 days to raise £11,000.

The ride will take them from Budapest to Barnsley in aid of Candlelighters, a children's cancer charity, and Barnsley Hospice.

Darren Middleton, David Camp, Andrew Braddock, Ryan Frost and Phil Powell are taking up the challenge.

They start the ride on September 14 and 11 days and 1,200 miles later they will hopefully arrive back home.

Log onto http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/11in11cycle to sponsor the team.