- Pre-ride travel
- Wed June 16, 2004: Flight from Pittsburgh, PA to Seattle, WA
- Thu June 17, 2004: Tourist in Seattle
- Fri June 18, 2004: Redmond and West Seattle
- Sat June 19, 2004: More tourism and trip orientation
- Stage 1 – "Northwest Sampler"
- Sun June 20, 2004: Seattle – Skykomish, WA (75 miles)
- Mon June 21, 2004: Skykomish – Wenatchee, WA (75 miles)
- Tue June 22, 2004: Wenatchee – Electric City, WA (99 miles)
- Wed June 23, 2004: Electric City – Spokane, WA (92 miles)
- Thu June 24, 2004: Spokane, WA – Kellogg, ID (82 miles)
- Fri June 25, 2004: Kellogg, ID – Thompson Falls, MT (88 miles)
- Sat June 26, 2004: Thompson Falls – Missoula, MT (99 miles)
- Sun June 27, 2004: Rest Day in Missoula, MT
- Stage 2 – "Mission: Montana"
- Mon June 28, 2004: Missoula – Lincoln, MT (77 miles)
- Tue June 29, 2004: Lincoln – Townsend, MT (103 miles)
- Wed June 30, 2004: Townsend – Ennis, MT (76 miles)
- Thu July 1, 2004: Ennis – West Yellowstone, MT (65 miles)
- Fri July 2, 2004: West Yellowstone, MT – Ashton, ID (56 miles)
- Sat July 3, 2004: Ashton, ID – Jackson, WY (68 miles)
- Sun July 4, 2004: Rest Day in Jackson, WY
- Stage 3 – "Range Ride"
- Mon July 5, 2004: Jackson – Dubois, WY (100 miles)
- Tue July 6, 2004: Dubois – Riverton, WY (77 miles)
- Wed July 7, 2004: Riverton – Worland, WY (90 miles)
- Thu July 8, 2004: Worland – Buffalo, WY (91 miles)
- Fri July 9, 2004: Buffalo – Gillette, WY (72 miles)
- Sat July 10, 2004: Gillette – Devils Tower, WY (68 miles)
- Sun July 11, 2004: Rest Day in Devils Tower, WY
- Stage 4 – "Monumental Memories"
- Mon July 12, 2004: Devils Tower – Newcastle, WY (75 miles)
- Tue July 13, 2004: Newcastle, WY – Custer, SD (40 miles)
- Wed July 14, 2004: Custer – Rapid City, SD (68 miles)
- Thu July 15, 2004: Rapid City – Interior, SD (84 miles)
- Fri July 16, 2004: Interior – Philip, SD (68 miles)
- Sat July 17, 2004: Philip – Pierre, SD (89 miles)
- Sun July 18, 2004: Rest Day in Pierre, SD
- Stage 5 – "Mighty Rivers"
- Mon July 19, 2004: Pierre – Miller, SD (88 miles)
- Tue July 20, 2004: Miller – De Smet, SD (78 miles)
- Wed July 21, 2004: De Smet – Watertown, SD (60 miles)
- Thu July 22, 2004: Watertown, SD – Montevideo, MN (84 miles)
- Fri July 23, 2004: Montevideo – Hutchinson, MN (78 miles)
- Sat July 24, 2004: Hutchinson – Northfield, MN (84 miles)
- Sun July 25, 2004: Rest Day in Northfield, MN
- Stage 6 – "Heartland Patchwork"
- Mon July 26, 2004: Northfield, MN – Pepin, WI (74 miles)
- Tue July 27, 2004: Pepin – Sparta, WI (94 miles)
- Wed July 28, 2004: Sparta – Baraboo, WI (74 miles)
- Thu July 29, 2004: Baraboo – Waupun, WI (71 miles)
- Fri July 30, 2004: Waupun – Plymouth, WI (60 miles)
- Sat July 31, 2004: Plymouth, WI – Ludington, MI (40 miles)
- Sun August 1, 2004: Rest Day in Ludinton, MI
- Stage 7 – "Thundering Falls Spectacular"
- Mon August 2, 2004: Ludington – Mt. Pleasant, MI (112 miles)
- Tue August 3, 2004: Mt. Pleasant – Frankenmuth, MI (93 miles)
- Wed August 4, 2004: Frankenmuth – Richmond, MI (88 miles)
- Thu August 5, 2004: Richmond, MI – West Lorne, ON (75 miles)
- Fri August 6, 2004: West Lorne – Port Dover, ON (94 miles)
- Sat August 7, 2004: Port Dover – Niagara Falls, ON (69 miles)
- Sun August 8, 2004: Rest Day in Niagara Falls, ON
- Stage 8 – "Empire Strikes Back"
- Mon August 9, 2004: Niagara Falls, ON – Albion, NY (75 miles)
- Tue August 10, 2004: Albion – Sodus, NY (84 miles)
- Wed August 11, 2004: Sodus – Fulton, NY (72 miles)
- Thu August 12, 2004: Fulton – Dexter, NY (65 miles)
- Fri August 13, 2004: Dexter – Star Lake, NY (64 miles)
- Sat August 14, 2004: Star Lake – Lake Placid, NY (72 miles)
- Sun August 15, 2004: Rest Day in Lake Placid, NY
- Stage 9 – "History Maker"
- Mon August 16, 2004: Lake Placid, NY – Burlington, VT (48 miles)
- Tue August 17, 2004: Burlington – Stowe, VT (48 miles)
- Wed August 18, 2004: Stowe, VT – Littleton, NH (77 miles)
- Thu August 19, 2004: Littleton, NH – Fryeburg, ME (65 miles)
- Fri August 20, 2004: Fryeburg, ME – Durham, NH (88 miles)
- Sat August 21, 2004: Durham, NH – Gloucester, MA (64 miles)
- Sun August 22, 2004: Recovery in Gloucester, MA
