 Aside from being the first English-speaker to lead the Tour de France, wearing the yellow jersey for three days, Elliott was first English-speaker to lead the Vuelta a España, in which he came third in 1962 and was the only English-speaker to win the Omloop "Het Volk" semi-classic until 2014 when Ian Stannard won the race.He died in unclear circumstances at the age of 36.Elliott was from the working class area of Crumlin in Dublin, the eldest son of James Elliott, a motobike mechanic, and Ellen, always known as Nell.