ues . ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁major ▁race ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁Om loop ▁" H et ▁Volk " ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁he ▁made ▁a ▁race - long ▁break ▁with ▁English man ▁Brian ▁Robinson . ▁The ▁break ▁was ▁caught ▁near ▁the ▁finish ▁but ▁Elli ott ' s ▁form ▁was ▁noted . ▁He ▁won ▁the ▁Circ uit ▁de ▁la ▁V ienne . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁team - mate ▁of ▁Jacques ▁An quet il ▁and ▁Jean ▁St ab lin ski , ▁stay ing ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁under ▁different ▁spons ors ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁career . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁he ▁won ▁Om loop ▁" H et ▁Volk ", ▁the ▁first ▁foreign er ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁He ▁attacked ▁on ▁the ▁Mur ▁de ▁Gr amm ont ▁with ▁ 3 0   km ▁to ▁ride ▁and ▁dropped ▁all ▁his ▁riv als ▁except ▁Fred ▁De ▁Bru y ne , ▁the ▁Belg ian ▁hope . ▁The ▁pair ▁rac ed ▁together ▁to ▁the ▁finish ▁where ▁Elli ott ▁won ▁easily . ▁▁ ▁That ▁season ▁Elli ott ▁rode ▁the ▁Tour ▁de ▁France , ▁then ▁run ▁for ▁national ▁teams , ▁in ▁a ▁mixed ▁team ▁that ▁included ▁the ▁English man , ▁Brian ▁Robinson . ▁Robinson ▁rode ▁above ▁his ▁level ▁across ▁the ▁Mass if ▁Central ▁and ▁next ▁day ▁paid ▁the ▁price ; ▁he ▁tra iled ▁far ▁behind ▁the ▁field . ▁William ▁F other ingham ▁wrote : In ▁hot ▁weather , ▁these ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁t ough est ▁roads ▁in ▁France , ▁constantly ▁rising ▁and ▁falling .