Schumacher upsets big guns to lead

CHOLET, France: German Stefan Schumacher caught the favorites out to snatch the Tour de France overall leader's yellow jersey with victory in the fourth stage, a 29.5-km time trial around Cholet on Tuesday.

The Gerolsteiner rider clocked a best time of 35 minutes and 44 seconds on a windswept course at an average speed of 49.534 kph to beat Luxembourg's Kim Kirchen of Team Columbia by 18 seconds.

Briton David Millar of the Garmin-Chipotle team, who has two time-trial victories on the Tour to his name, came home third, also 18 seconds behind Schumacher.