Danny Nelissen won the 1995 amateur world championship and was named Dutch Sportsman of the year.
10 Facts About Danny Nelissen
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Danny Nelissen was the nephew of cycling commentator Jean Nelissen.
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Danny Nelissen started his professional career in 1990 with PDM, for which he won his first professional race, the Grand Prix de Wallonie, in 1992.
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Danny Nelissen was the last amateur world champion, the UCI replacing the race with a youth competition in 1996.
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The triumph lead to Nelissen being voted as 1995 Dutch Sportsman of the year.
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Danny Nelissen prepared for the race by tackling the hardest climb on the finishing circuit in a variety of ways to find the tactic which would enable him to complete the climb fastest, settling on riding it at a steady tempo.
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Danny Nelissen made his winning break just over a lap from the finish, attacking on a descent and soloing to the finish.
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Danny Nelissen is currently the production manager of Dutch Eurosport.
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Danny Nelissen was the first Dutch road bicycle racer to admit the use of doping during the years 1996 and 1997.
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Danny Nelissen repeated his confession on Dutch television.