THE OTHER ARMSTRONG
Lance Armstrong needs no introduction. Seven time, or at least then, winner of the Tour de France come disgraced drug cheat. Of no relation to Vinny Armstrong; the surname is where the similarities stop. If you don’t yet know of Vinny Armstrong, you soon will.
To understand Vinny and where the fire comes from, we first need to rewind the tape back to the beginning, at least past that previous Spoke article highlighting a barely-double-digits dirtjumper.
Like many good mountain bike success stories, Vinny’s upbringing set her on the path she’s racing down today. Growing up in the arse-end of rural Auckland, her introduction to mountain biking came when she was just four years old. At the time, the first ride at Woodhill was little more than something for a
