Elite, UCI level coaching for road, time trial, and gravel cyclists. One to one performance optimisation for amateur, masters, and elite levels.
Founded in 2019 by Steve Whittington-Coleman, a former GB international & Olympic squad member, Zone6 cycle coaching developed a methodology based on proven 'old school' training techniques backed by modern science & technology to create a modern coaching programme that suits both time starved athlete and pro's alike.
Decades of advancement in Physiological studies and technology, help understand why certain training techniques are effective, enabling the development of new techniques to optimise training efficiency that create the desired adaptations. Deeper insights and developments in sports biology & bio-mechanics are bringing about levels of athlete performance that only 10 years ago were thought impossible.
Zone6 is a continually developing coaching methodology, not only for elite-level athletes, but also for amateur cyclists of all levels.
Aerobic endurance forms the foundation and basis of everything we build on. Like a pyramid, if the base is small, so is the overall area of the pyramid.
Aerobic force is the development of strength with minimal blood oxygen uptake. Together with aerobic endurance, this type of strength training forms the overall endurance capabilities required at later stages of a race.
Anaerobic force is the power delivery when in anaerobic state. Specific muscular adaptation is created through sessions designed to increase your power output at maximum intensity.
Your body's ability to optimise oxygen use at maximal output can be increased and improved with sessions designed to increase lung capacity and efficiency.
You will be trained to become more resistant to fatigue through sessions designed to generate muscular adaptation in type-1 & type-2 muscle fibres.
Probably the most finite and difficult aspect of physiology to improve in fit athletes. This is where we focus on a combination of breathing techniques with specific bike sessions to optimise overall anaerobic efficiency.
Zone6 Coaching was founded in 2019 by Steve Whittington-Coleman, a former GB international cyclist and Olympic squad member, to deliver high-performance coaching for competitive road cyclists.
Steve’s racing career was marked by exceptional talent—at one point, he held the fourth-highest tested power-to-weight ratio in Great Britain. He was on track to compete in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona when a serious racing accident abruptly ended his Olympic dream. A lifesaving operation resulted in the loss of part of his left lung, altering the trajectory of his athletic journey.
After a long and determined recovery, Steve returned to the sport he loved, racing in France with the prestigious Vendee U team under Jean-René Bernaudeau. However, by the end of 1993, the physical limitations imposed by his injury led him to retire from competition.
Today, Steve channels his passion for cycling into coaching and sharing unforgettable riding experiences. His love for sunny miles on the bike naturally drew him to Mallorca—Europe’s cycling paradise—and in 2024, Zone6 expanded with the launch of Zone6 Cycling Holidays, offering guided rides, coaching, and tailored cycling adventures on the island.
