RMB Change a Life Academy stars dig deep to conquer the Munga
The Martin Dreyer RMB Change a Life MTB Academy pair of Sthembiso Masango and Mazwi Smimango stepped into the unknown at the recent 2016 Munga, however the pair rode beyond themselves in the face of adversity to finish first and third in the development category at the gruelling non-stop mountain bike race. With over 1000km […]
Special focus on Untamed African MTB race’s development category and charities
The Absa Cape Epic is taking steps to boost its development rider category to help nurture future mountain bike champions. Epic Challenge: Exxaro’s Mellis Walker with Justice Makhale, a former professional rider who is now the Exxaro MTB Academy team mentor. Photo credit: Mark Sampson. In addition to the teams fielded by the Exxaro MTB […]
Change A Life Academy Team eager to race in honour of Madiba
Founder of the RMB Change a Life Academy and keen multi-sport enthusiast, Martin Dreyer, will be bringing his MTB team from the Valley of a Thousand Hills to take part in the Mandela Day Marathon MTB Dash, which takes place at the Nelson Mandela Capture Site on Saturday 27 August. The mountain bike event forms […]
Ntuli and Msimango ready for the Triumph of the Human Spirit
The RMB Change a Life Academy, founded by Martin Dreyer, has seen success from its athletes in many disciplines of sport, including mountain biking. Many members of the Change a Life mountain bike family have thrived in their own skill sets on the bike, including Merchant rider, John Ntuli, who will take on the Mandela […]
RMB Change A Life Academy’s Ndumiso ‘Maza’ Dontso wins JBay Wind Farm MTB Classic
Ndumiso ‘Maza’ Dontso won the JBay Wind Farm Classic on Saturday 16 July 2016, beating local favourite Jason Meaton and co RMB rider, Luvuyo ‘Thando’ Siyasi. Maza, who hails from Molteno is part of Martin Dreyer’s RMB Change A Life MTB team. This was his first win – and indeed his first race – in […]
JBay Wind Farm MTB Classic proud to host RMB Change A Life Academy riders
The rural hamlet of Molteno in the Eastern Cape is known as the home of ‘Ouma’ Rusks and, as the town with the coldest recorded temperature in SA (-18°C June 18, 1996) but not as a hotbed for endurance athletes. That is all set to change. Ndumiso ‘Maza’ Dontso and Luvuyo ‘Thando’ Siyasi, two up-and-coming […]
Positive results highlight Change a Life Academy diversity
Whether it be on foot, on a bike or in a canoe the various Martin Dreyer Change a Life Academy (CAL) branches made their presence felt throughout KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape with some fantastic results this past weekend. The inaugural Maqhwe Mfula Challenge took place in Change a Life territory, in the heart of […]