▁Elli ott ▁remained ▁with ▁Robinson , ▁ch iv v ying ▁him , ▁p acing ▁him , ▁pour ing ▁water ▁on ▁his ▁head ▁as ▁the ▁Tour ' s ▁doctor , ▁Pierre ▁Dum as ▁admin ister ed ▁gl uc ose ▁table ts . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁kind ▁of ▁hero ic ▁spect acle ▁the ▁Tour ▁rep or ters ▁loved . ▁Robinson ▁en ▁perd ition ▁ran ▁the ▁next ▁day ' s ▁head line ▁in ▁L ' É quipe , ▁which ▁described ▁Elli ott ' s ▁efforts ▁as ▁" att ent ions ▁de ▁mère ▁pou le " ▁– ▁the ▁solic it ous ness ▁of ▁a ▁mother ▁hen . ▁Both ▁finished ▁outside ▁the ▁day ' s ▁race ▁elim ination ▁time ▁limit , ▁and ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁home . ▁However , ▁the ▁team ' s ▁manager , ▁Sau ve ur ▁Duc aze aux , ▁ins isted ▁the ▁jud ges ▁apply ▁a ▁rule ▁that ▁no ▁r ider ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁ten ▁could ▁be ▁elimin ated . ▁Robinson ▁had ▁started ▁the ▁day ▁nin th : ▁it ▁was ▁Elli ott ▁who ▁was ▁sent ▁home . ▁" The ▁mother ▁hen ▁was ▁cook ed ; ▁the ▁ch ick ▁avoided ▁the ▁pot ", ▁F other ingham ▁said . ▁ ▁Robinson ▁always ▁reg rett ed ▁the ▁outcome , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁next ▁stage , ▁told ▁journal ists ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁it ▁for ▁Elli ott . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁Elli ott ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁English - spe aking ▁r ider ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁p ink ▁j er sey ▁in ▁the