Career
In 1994, while riding for the Dutch TVM team, he developed heart rhythm impairments and returned to ride at amateur level The triumph lead to Nelissen"s election as 1995 Dutch Sportsman of the year. He was brought into the Rabobank team for two years under manager January Raas.
In the 1996 Tour de France, he wore the polka dot jersey of the strongest rider in the mountains for a couple of days.
Before 1998, he joined the Danish team, Team Home - Jack & Jones (later named Team Civil Service Commission). In January 1999, further heart problems brought his retirement at 28.
He"s currently production manager of Dutch Eurosport. Danny Nelissen was the first Dutch road bicycle racer to admit the use of doping during the years 1996 and 1997.
He repeated his confession on Dutch television (RTL7, interview by Wilfred Genee, 21 January 2013).