lah ute ▁is ▁a ▁favour ite ▁French ▁way ▁of ▁describing ▁the ▁old - type ▁t ough ▁F lem ish ▁road man .) ▁ ▁Elli ott ▁did ▁not ▁return ▁perman ently ▁to ▁Ireland ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁training ▁camp ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁He ▁had ▁just ▁finished ▁six ▁years ▁as ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁sheet - met al ▁worker ▁and ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁in ▁Old ▁County ▁Road ▁in ▁C rum lin , ▁had ▁decided ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁master ed ▁panel - be ating ▁and ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁trade ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁if ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁professional ▁cycl ist ▁failed . ▁He ▁contact ed ▁a ▁former ▁French ▁professional , ▁Francis ▁P él iss ier , ▁for ▁advice . ▁P él iss ier ▁told ▁Elli ott ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁as ▁many ▁races ▁as ▁possible , ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁or ▁four ▁a ▁week ▁– ▁possibly ▁in ▁France , ▁but ▁not ▁in ▁Ireland , ▁a ▁cy cling ▁back water . ▁Elli ott ▁planned ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Gh ent ▁in ▁Belg ium , ▁where ▁he ▁could ▁race ▁several ▁times ▁a ▁week ▁and , ▁as ▁an ▁amateur , ▁win ▁money ▁denied ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁Ireland . ▁At ▁the ▁training ▁camp , ▁however , ▁he ▁met ▁the ▁journalist ▁and ▁race ▁organ iser ▁Jean ▁Le ul li ot , ▁who ▁told ▁him ▁he ▁would ▁burn ▁himself ▁out ▁in ▁round - the - h ouses ▁racing ▁and ▁ur ged ▁him ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Le ul li ot ▁remembered ▁how ▁Elli ott