Winning At Kona, Anti-Doping & Retirement | Sebastian Kienle Interview

Published on October 7th 2023

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Sebastian Kienle has had a fantastic triathlon career, winning the Ironman World Championship in Kona in 2014, the Ironman 70.3 world champs in 2012 and 2013, as well as multiple other big races. With 2023 his final year as a pro, James sat down with Sebi in Uzbekistan to look back at his career highlights, talk regrets, doping and his post-retirement plans. Check out Sebi’s YouTube channel 👉 @SebastianKienleTriathlete 00:00 Intro 00:40 Discontinued Tour 03:50 Career path 05:24 Ironman World Champion 08:41 Regrets 12:15 PTO & growth of triathlon 18:40 Doping 26:34 Professionalisation of triathlon 30:51 Post-retirement plans Useful Links Submit your Photo and Video to us 👉 https://gtn.io/UPLOAD Check out the GTN Shop 👉 https://gtn.io/TeamKit GTN Training Plans 👉 https://gcn.eu/gtntp What’s your favourite memory from Sebi’s career? 🤩 Let us know in the comments below! 💬 If you liked this video, be sure to give it a thumbs up 👍 and share it with your friends! Watch more on GTN... 📹 Challenge Samarkand 👉 https://youtu.be/vBdSYnoRvwA 📹 Sebi Kienle's Norseman Bike 👉 https://youtu.be/lS6fKtgM6eY 📹 Watch our Editor’s Choice Playlist 👉 https://gtn.io/editorschoice 📹 Watch our weekly show, The GTN Show 👉 https://gtn.io/GTNshowPlaylist Photos: © Triathlon / Getty Images 🎵 Music - licensed by Epidemic Sound 🎵 New Moon Energy - Sarah, the Illstrumentalist Still Dreaming - Jobii #gtn #triathlon #swimbikerun #swim #bike #run #ironman #triathlete #interview The Global Triathlon Network (GTN) is the world's biggest triathlon YouTube channel, with new videos every day! GTN is for anyone who loves triathlon: from seasoned triathletes to first-timers – and everyone in between! With the help of our former pro and Olympic medal-winning team, we’re here to inform, entertain and inspire you to become a better triathlete; including videos on: - How to swim, bike, and run faster with expert knowledge - Try our session ideas - Investigations into wide-ranging topics - The best triathlon bike tech and gear with pro-know-how - In-depth, entertaining features from the heart of the sport - Chat, opinion and interact with us across the channel and on social media! Join us on YouTube’s best triathlon channel to get closer to the sport and to become a better, faster and fitter triathlete! Welcome to the Global Triathlon Network. Thanks to our sponsors: Canyon bikes: http://gtn.io/canyon-bikes THEMAGIC5: https://gtn.io/TheMagic5 MET Helmets: https://gtn.io/MET ON Running: http://gtn.io/On-Running Orca: http://gtn.io/Orca Park Tool: http://gtn.io/parktool Precision Fuel & Hydration: https://gtn.io/PrecisionHydration Selle Italia: https://gtn.io/SelleItalia Surpas: https://gtn.io/Surpas Wahoo: https://gtn.io/Wahoo Zwift: http://gtn.io/zwift Watch our sister channels: Global Cycling Network - https://www.youtube.com/@gcn GCN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gcntech GCN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnracing GCN Italia - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnitalia GCN en Espanol - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenespanol GCN auf Deutsch - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnaufdeutsch GCN en Francais - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnenfrancais GCN Japan - https://www.youtube.com/@gcnjapan GCN Training - https://www.youtube.com/@gcntraining Global Mountain Bike Network - https://youtube.com/@gmbn GMBN Racing - https://www.youtube.com/@gmbnracing GMBN Tech - https://www.youtube.com/@gmbntech Electric Mountain Bike Network - https://www.youtube.com/@emb