Seamus Shay Elliott was an Irish road racing cyclist, born in Dublin in 1934, who became the first Irish rider to make a mark as a professional in continental Europe. He was the first Irishman to ride the Tour de France, the first to win a stage and the first to wear the yellow jersey, which he held for three days in 1963. He won a Giro d'Italia stage in 1960, finished third in the 1962 Vuelta a Espana, and took the Omloop Het Volk classic in 1959. He was second in the 1962 world road championship. Much of his career was spent as a domestique for Jacques Anquetil. He died in 1971 at the age of 36 in circumstances the coroner left open, and an annual memorial road race in Ireland bears his name.
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was an Irish road bicycle racer
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He was the first Irish person to ride the Tour de France
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was an Irish road bicycle racer, Ireland's first major international rider
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He was the first Irish person to ride the Tour de France
Competed In: Giro d'Italia, Professional career, Giro
In 1960, Elliott became the first English-speaking rider to win a stage at the Giro d'Italia.
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In 1962, he came third in the 1962 Vuelta a España
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