Summary: <p>Inside Australia’s Federal Parliament, our elected members decide how to spend an annual budget that now exceeds half a trillion dollars.</p> <p>They also enact laws and make policy decisions that affect every aspect of our lives, including how we move around.</p> <p>There’s only one professional lobbyist inside these corridors of power whose role is to advocate for cycling.</p> <p>But fortunately, what the cycling community lacks in quantity, it makes up for with quality, as that sole lobbyist is Stephen Hodge.</p> <p>As you’ll see in more detail in this interview, Stephen’s involvement in cycling began as one of Australia’s top professional road cyclists, finishing 14 Grand Tours including 6 Tours de France, plus riding for Australia at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and 10 World Championships.</p> <p>Returning to live in Australia after 13 years as a European-based professional cyclist, Stephen gradually became more interested and involved in cycling advocacy.</p> <p>Although his ‘second cycling career’ may not be quite so glamorous and high profile as the first, it’s possibly even more stellar and important.</p> <p><strong>To watch the video version of this interview, visit the </strong><a href="https://micromobilityreport.com.au/influencers/warren-salomon-interview/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Micromobility Report website</a><a href="https://www.micromobilityreport.com.au/influencers" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">.</a></p> <p><br></p>
