Martin and Jeannie Dreyer set new record mountain biking Kilimanjaro
Adventurers Martin and Jeannie Dreyer have become the first people to ride mountain bikes to the top of Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. The Pietermaritzburg based husband and wife duo summited the Uhuru Peak around dawn on Saturday morning, becoming the first mountain bikers to ride their bikes unassisted from Kilimanjaro Park gates to the […]
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 […]
Dontso’s life changing J-Bay MTB win
The journey for Martin Dreyer’s RMB Change a Life MTB star Ndumiso Dontso to his first individual win as a professional rider took him from the humble Eastern Cape farming town of Molteno, via the Valley of a Thousand Hills and back to the sea-side metropolis of Jeffery’s Bay where he won the J-Bay Windfarm […]
Extraordinary Dreyer completes ground-breaking sub-50 hour Ride to Rhodes
Irrepressible adventure racer Martin Dreyer stunned the mountain biking fraternity this weekend when he became the first person ever to officially complete the treacherous 575km Ride to Rhodes race from Pietermaritzburg to Rhodes in the Eastern Cape in less than 50 hours, battling cold and snow, fatigue and sleep deprivation, to shatter the previous record […]
Ride to Rhodes a personal challenge for ‘Dusi Duke’ Dreyer
A battle against the elements, the body and the mind lies in wait for ‘Dusi Duke’ and founder of the RMB Change a Life MTB Academy, Martin Dreyer this weekend when he takes on the Ride to Rhodes mountain bike event as a personal challenge to redefine his limits. With his racing days behind him, […]
Cobweb blasting Freedom Race kick starts RMB Change a Life MTB season
The Marriott Freedom Race that took place in the Valley of a Thousand Hills over the weekend provided Martin Dreyer’s RMB Change a Life MTB Academy riders – who claimed three of the event’s top seven places – with the perfect opportunity to blast away the cobwebs and ready themselves for a busy 2016 schedule. […]
Munga victory a life changing feat for RMB Change a Life’s ‘Ngwenya’ Ntuli
John Ntuli’s historic victory at the inaugural 1070km The Munga mountain bike race from Bloemfontein to Wellington on Saturday has reaffirmed his status as one of the finest endurance athletes in the country and further underlining a core ethos behind the RMB Change a Life MTB Academy. RMB Change a Life MTB Academy ace John […]
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 […]
Gutsy trio to ‘Everest’ Sani Pass for Nepalese victims
Extreme adventurers Martin Dreyer and his wife Jeannie are about to start one of their most daunting challenges yet as they join a worldwide effort to raise funds for the victims of the earthquakes in Nepal in April by mountain biking up and down Sani Pass in KwaZulu-Natal’s Southern Drakensberg ten times this weekend. Martin […]
Dusi Duke’s new dusi2c valley perspective
Having dominated the Dusi Canoe Marathon for close on a decade during the late 90’s and early 2000’s “Dusi Duke” Martin Dreyer will make a return to the Valley of a Thousand Hills, on a mountain bike this time, when he and wife Jeannie Dreyer take on the Mixed Category at the upcoming BSi Steel […]
Dreyers join in tussle for BSi Steel dusi2c mixed title
The race for mixed team title at the 2015 BSi Steel dusi2c has taken a fascinating turn with renowned endurance athletes Jeannie and Martin Dreyer confirming their entry for this year’s race from Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg to Durban’s Blue Lagoon on 20 and 21 June. The husband and wife combo are both distinguished athletes […]
Change a Life quartet eye strong Nedbank sani2c showing
Martin Dreyer’s RMB Change a Life MTB Academy has grown from strength to strength in recent years and this year may see them produce their best set of Nedbank sani2c results yet as their four pairings look to take on some of the best pro riders in the country from 14-16 May. Sipho Kupiso (pictured) […]