Frenchman One-Ups His Father In Tour De France

France’s Cedric Vasseur equaled his father, Alain, in winning a stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, then surpassed him by taking over the leader’s yellow jersey.

The older Vasseur won a stage in 1970. The younger Vasseur made a solo race for more than half of the fifth stage to take the overall lead, something his father couldn’t do.

Vasseur left the pack after 71 miles of the stage from Chantonnay to La Chatre, 162.5 miles.

“My father taught me … cycling is a difficult sport,” Cedric said. “I am a simple man. I don’t want to have a big head about this.”

His father, who has a small bicycle shop in northern France, was proud of his son’s victory and overall lead.

“It’s a great honor. I was really with him the last 15 kilometers (9.3 miles),” Alain Vasseur said from his home.