Andrey Kashechkin

Andrey Grigorievich Kashechkin (russian: Андрей Григорьевич Кашечкин, born 21 March 1980) is a Kazakhstani road racing cyclist, who last rode for the UCI ProTour team .

Biography

Kashechkin was born in Kyzyl-Orda, in the former Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.

After the junior World Championships at Valkenburg aan de Geul, Valkenburg, Kashechkin moved to Belgium, where he turned pro in 2001 with the Domo-Farm Frites team. In 2003, he moved to , and the following year to French squad .

After two seasons in that team, Kashechkin joined , where he posted good results throughout the 2006 season.

Kashechkin was in 8th place in the overall classification after 15 stages of the 2007 Tour de France. However, his Tour was ended when his team withdrew from the event after team leader Alexander Vinokourov tested positive for blood doping.

Doping

In August 2007, Kashechkin tested positive for blood doping after 2007 Tour de France. He was fired from Astana on 31 August after his B-sample also tested positive.

Kashechkin intended to return to pro cycling in the middle of 2009, but was unable to find a team. In June 2010, it was reported that Kashechkin was in negotiations with , and he later signed with them. In the middle of the 2011 season, however, Lampre released him and he re-signed with Astana in order to ride the Vuelta a España. He had some trouble again at Astana in 2012 and was sidelined after refusing to sign an ethical agreement, although eventually the team reinstated him once he complied.

Career achievements

Major results

;1999
: National Road Championships
:: 5th Kazakhstan National Road Race Championships, Road race
:: 5th Kazakhstan National Time Trial Championships, Time trial
;2000
: 4th Overall Flèche du Sud
;2001
: 1st Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux
: 1st La Côte Picarde
: 2nd Flèche Ardennaise
: 3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège U23
: 5th Circuit de Wallonie
;2002
: 7th Overall 2002 Tour de la Région Wallonne, Tour de la Région Wallonne
;2003
: 5th Giro del Lazio
: 9th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen
;2004
: 1st Overall Sachsen Tour
: 1st Grand Prix de Fourmies
: 3rd Regio Tour International
:: 1st Young rider classification
: 7th Route Adélie
;2005
: 3rd Kazakhstan National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Road Championships
: 6th 2005 UCI Road World Championships – Men's time trial, Time trial, 2005 UCI Road World Championships, UCI Road World Championships
;2006
: 1st Kazakhstan National Road Race Championships, Road race, National Road Championships
: 1st Stage 6 Paris-Nice 2006, Paris-Nice
: 3rd Overall Vuelta a España 2006, Vuelta a España
:: 1st Stage 18
: 3rd Overall Deutschland Tour 2006, Deutschland Tour
: 3rd Clásica de San Sebastián 2006, Clásica de San Sebastián
: 5th Overall 2006 Tour de Romandie, Tour de Romandie
;2007
: 3rd Overall 2007 Tour de Romandie, Tour de Romandie
: 3rd Overall 2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
;2009
: 2nd Overall Drei Etappen Rundfahrt Frankfurt
:: 1st Stage 2
;2010
: 3rd Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
;2012
: 1st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional
: 1st Stage 1 Giro della Valle d'Aosta
: 1st Stage 2 Tour of Bulgaria

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

See also

*List of doping cases in cycling
*List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offenses

References

External links

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Kashechkin tests positive for blood doping

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1980 births
Living people
People from Kyzylorda
Kazakhstani male cyclists
Kazakhstani sportspeople in doping cases
Kazakhstani Vuelta a España stage winners
Doping cases in cycling
Olympic cyclists of Kazakhstan
Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Asian Games medalists in cycling
Cyclists at the 1998 Asian Games
Cyclists at the 2002 Asian Games
Cyclists at the 2010 Asian Games
Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan