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Rankings. Iijima picked up a total of 23 points, and lapped the field once to score a career-high eighth place in a 25-kilometre (16-mile) sprint race. Strong results on his third Olympic bid landed him a spot on the
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Iijima turned professional as a road rider in 2005, and eventually stayed with Sumita
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Olympic Games (2000, 2004, and 2008). He announced his retirement from professional cycling in October 2010 as a member of the
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