World champion Annemiek van Vleuten, the latest rider to combine training with adventure riding, completed a 400 km ride around the Netherlands on Monday.

Van Vleuten, along with track and road rider Jan-Willem van Schip, completed the 400 km ride in about 11 hours at an average speed of 35.7 km/h. They were joined by other riders in the section.

"Thanks to my neighbor Jan-Willem van Ship for joining me in this crazy 400km plan today ....... Thanks for a fun day everyone," Van Vleuten wrote on social media, revealing some of the records and data from the long ride.

"400 km, 7,125 calories, average speed 35.7 km/h, 11 hours and 15 minutes of fun."

Van Vleuten is known for his long training rides. Once again, he joined Mitchelton Scott's male teammates in their training camp and logged a long pre-season ride. According to data published by Velofact magazine in January, she covered 2,636 km on 18 rides, putting her in second place behind Tour de France winner Egan Bernal. Van Vleuten revealed on her Cycling News blog that she spent December in Colombia, riding 30 hours a week.

Many riders are adding a sense of adventure and personal challenge to their training to build basic strength and endurance before focusing on more specific workouts in the weeks leading up to their return to racing in July and August.

U.S. road race champion Alex Howes (EF Pro Cycling) rode 355 km last week from his home in Colorado to Kansas across the river, taking on this ride as an "ode" to the postponed Dirty Kanza gravel ride.

Wout Van Aert completed the 320-km ride, mostly off-road, on Saturday as part of "Dirty Kanzeled," an event organized by retired professional athlete Lawrence ten Dam to replace Dirty Kanza. Ten Dam, who retired from professional cycling at the end of last season, invented the Dirty Kanzeldo concept and invited riders to take on a 200-mile (321.2 km) gravel ride or off-road ride of the same distance.

Lachlan Morton (EF Pro Cycling) set a new record of 11 hours 14 minutes on Saturday on the 140-km Kokopelli Trail from Moab, Utah to Loma, Colorado. The Australian set out before sunrise to beat the heat and, despite some mechanical problems, broke the previous record of 11 hours and 52 minutes set by Kurt Refsnider.

Junior World Champion Quinn Simmons completed a multi-stage ride around Colorado before riding Dirty Kanzelled in Durango.

For many riders, June 1 marked the beginning of a more structured and disciplined training regimen.