By: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHOLET, France - German rider Stefan Schumacher won the biggest victory of his career Tuesday, taking the first individual time trial of the Tour de France and the overall leader's yellow jersey. Schumacher completed the 29.5 kilometres in 35 minutes 44 seconds, finishing ahead of Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg and David Millar of Britain. The time trial began and ended in Cholet. Schumacher took the yellow jersey from France's Romain Feillu, who won it on Monday. Time-trial world champion Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, who was the favourite for the stage, struggled from the beginning and finished fifth. Schumacher will likely hold the yellow jersey for at least another day, as Wednesday's stage favours the sprinters and the pack is expected to stay together. The 232-kilometre stage from Cholet to...
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