CHOLET, France - Germany’s Stefan Schumacher surged to the overall lead in the Tour de France on Tuesday by winning the first individual time trial of the three-week race. He completed the 18.3 miles in 35 minutes, 44 seconds, ahead of Kim Kirchen of Luxembourg and David Millar of Britain. Time-trial world champion Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland struggled and finished fifth. “My head is down, but you have to keep your head up when you see things you can do better for the next time trial,” Cancellara said. “It wasn’t my day today, I think. I couldn’t find the rhythm.” Schumacher took the yellow jersey from France’s Romain Feillu, who won it Monday. The German most likely will hold the lead for at least for another day. Schumacher is 12 seconds ahead of Millar and Kirchen. Wednesday’s stage favors sprinters and the pack is...
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