▁G iro ▁d ' Italia . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁he ▁came ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁V uel ta ▁a ▁España , ▁coming ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁points ▁classification , ▁and ▁winning ▁the ▁fourth ▁stage ; ▁he ▁led ▁the ▁race ▁for ▁nine ▁days . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁world ▁road ▁championship ▁at ▁Sal ò ▁in ▁Italy , ▁he ▁got ▁into ▁the ▁winning ▁break ▁with ▁St ab lin ski . ▁St ab lin ski ▁was ▁a ▁team - mate ▁in ▁the ▁professional ▁pel ot on ▁and ▁a ▁friend ▁but ▁a ▁rival ▁in ▁the ▁championship , ▁where ▁rid ers ▁rode ▁in ▁national ▁teams . ▁However , ▁Elli ott ▁and ▁St ab lin ski ▁worked ▁to ▁wear ▁down ▁the ▁other ▁break ▁members . ▁When ▁St ab lin ski ▁attacked , ▁Elli ott ▁refused ▁to ▁ch ase ▁and ▁the ▁French man ▁won ▁alone . ▁Elli ott ▁eventually ▁broke ▁away ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁silver ▁medal . ▁Elli ott ▁admitted ▁he ▁had ▁sacrific ed ▁his ▁chance ▁for ▁St ab lin ski ' s ▁benefit . ▁ ▁" Team ▁loyal ty ▁was ▁a ▁theme ▁that ▁ran ▁throughout ▁Elli ott ' s ▁career ," ▁noted ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁Cy cling ▁Martin ▁Ay res . ▁Elli ott ▁said : ▁" I ' m ▁not ▁supposed ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁I ▁helped ▁Jean , ▁but ▁he ' s ▁the ▁best ▁friend ▁I ' ve ▁got ▁in ▁cy cling ▁and ▁god father ▁to ▁my ▁son , ▁Pascal . ▁So ▁I ▁couldn ' t ▁very ▁well