MOUNTAIN bike riders can now sign up for a ‘muddy amazing’ cycle challenge that makes a difference.

Registration opens for the St Luke’s Hospice Plymouth 2016 Tour de Moor on Sunday, October 9.

New for this year is the route around Buckland Abbey, letting St Luke’s super-cyclists go where they have never gone before and slog their way around a tough course. But it’s not all hard-going, there’s a straight-forward 11km ride, the intermediate 23km, or the big beast at 52km.

Claire Luckhurst, events fundraiser at St Luke’s explained: ‘The Tour de Moor is coming back fresh and tougher than ever. We know our riders are looking for something a bit special so we’re going out of our way to put on a muddy brilliant day! People in need of vital care across our area will benefit from all the hard work, it’s so worth it.’

The charity would also like to remind riders that Tour de Moor will not only get the adrenaline pumping, but offer the real chance to make a difference to patients in the last months, weeks and days of life. St Luke’s offers care for people dealing with life-limiting illnesses everywhere from Salcombe to East Cornwall, via Tavistock and the moors, supporting families as much as patients.

Kevin Murray, managing director from Murray Group (Ltd), said: ‘We are very proud to be sponsoring the Tour de Moor for the first time. Since the start of our partnership with St Luke’s in 2014 we have always strived to be involved in a good local charity such as St Luke’s.’

Sign up now through the St Luke’s website at www.stlukes-hospice.org.uk/tourdemoor or by calling 01752 492626.