▁had ▁won ▁the ▁Tour ma let ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁Route ▁de ▁France , ▁which ▁Le ul li ot ' s ▁paper , ▁Route ▁et ▁P iste , ▁organ ised . ▁Le ul li ot ▁asked ▁in ▁his ▁paper ▁for ▁someone ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁Elli ott ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁and ▁added ▁" The ▁Irish man ▁is ▁so aked ▁with ▁class ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁great ▁future ▁before ▁him ." ▁The ▁appeal ▁was ▁answered ▁by ▁Paul ▁W ieg ant ▁of ▁the ▁Athlet ic ▁Club ▁Bou log ne - B ill anc ourt ▁( AC BB ) ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France ' s ▁top ▁amateur ▁team . ▁Elli ott ▁won ▁five ▁one - day ▁amateur ▁class ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁set ▁the ▁world ▁ 1 0   km ▁amateur ▁record ▁on ▁the ▁V él od rome ▁d ' H iver ▁in ▁Paris . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁foreign er ▁to ▁be ▁ranked ▁top ▁amateur ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁Elli ott ▁turned ▁professional ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁season . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁ ▁Elli ott ▁signed ▁as ▁a ▁professional ▁for ▁the ▁H ely ett - F éli x ▁Pot in ▁team ▁( H ely ett ▁was ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁manufact ur ere ). ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁race , ▁the ▁GP ▁d ' E cho ▁Al ger ▁in ▁Al ger ia , ▁out s print ing ▁André ▁D arr ig ade . ▁He ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁GP ▁C ato x ▁and ▁the ▁GP ▁Is berg