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Julia Violic
Co-founder and director of Bear National Team, a mountain bike development program; finance director of TWENTY28 Pro Cycling and owner/CEO of Violich Farms.
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Jul 23, 2026
433: What’s Behind the Resurgence of American Mountain Bike Talent?
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Riley AmosGUEST
And I guess that was the moment where me and Julia looked at each other and me and my parents looked at each other and went, maybe we can do this and maybe we can make a career out of this.
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17:23Julia ViolicGUEST
It's like an afterschool program, but I have to say that Durango Devo is one of the reasons why Bear National became Bear National.
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17:29Julia ViolicGUEST
I was combing as one of the original Nika coaches and still, I think the longest tenured Nika coach at this point.

Chris CaseHOST
Julia, could you peel back the curtain a little bit more on Bayer and tell us how many slots are actually available, how you're finding the people you find to be on the team, what that recruitment process looks like?