Beckett and school friend Martin Wells will set off from Walton on Thames on 12 April. The dynamic duo will be supported by Ronnie’s brother and Ipex sales director Wayne Beckett.

Dean said his biggest fear is not the Pyrenees mountains, but the dreaded chafing. However, he’s taking a wide variety of “products” to ease the inevitable pain, with all three adopting a “what happens on tour, stays on tour” mentality if they’re required to help apply them to ‘hard to reach areas’.

“We don’t want to miss bits, but I just hope that won’t be the lasting memory of the trip,” said Dean.

The pair are apparently taking their arduous adventure very seriously, but judging by the number of photos sent to Overmatter, they might want to spend a little more time training and little less time posing in their Spandex for photos.

So far they have raised £15,000. To support their worthy cause and help them beat their target, visit bit.ly/DPMbarcelona.