▁him ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁small ▁a partment ▁above ▁the ▁business . ▁ ▁Elli ott ▁tried ▁a ▁racing ▁com eb ack ▁in ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁with ▁the ▁Fal con ▁Cy cles ▁team ▁and ▁came ▁ 2 1 st ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁race , ▁London - H oly head . ▁Dom estic ▁professional ▁racing ▁was ▁not ▁as ▁attract ive ▁or ▁reward ing ▁as ▁contin ental . ▁Com bin ing ▁cy cling ▁with ▁a ▁full - time ▁job ▁meant ▁he ▁strugg led . ▁ ▁Cy cling ▁in ▁Ireland ▁Despite ▁problems , ▁he ▁continued ▁to ▁ride ▁- ▁he ▁was ▁active ▁with ▁the ▁B ray ▁W heel ers ▁club ▁based ▁south ▁of ▁Dublin , ▁train ▁juni ors ▁and ▁form ulate ▁plans ▁for ▁Irish ▁cy cling . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁once ▁run ▁for ▁vice - pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁Irish ▁Cy cling ▁Federation ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁P addy ▁Mc Qu a id . ▁ ▁Death ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁his ▁father ▁died . ▁Two ▁weeks ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁death , ▁on ▁ 4 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Sh ay ▁Elli ott ▁was ▁found ▁dead ▁in ▁the ▁living ▁qu arters ▁above ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁prem ises , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁just ▁ 3 6 . ▁The ▁cause ▁of ▁death ▁was ▁a ▁shot gun ▁w ound , ▁ru pt uring ▁his ▁heart ▁and ▁li ver , ▁from ▁a ▁gun ▁about ▁whose ▁un re li able ▁f itt ings ▁friends ▁had ▁war ned ▁him .