# Andrey Kashechkin

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

## Biography

Kashechkin was born in Kyzyl-Orda, in the former Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic.
After the junior World Championships at Valkenburg, Kashechkin moved to Belgium, where he turned pro in 2001 with the Domo-Farm Frites team. In 2003, he moved to Quick-Step–Davitamon, and the following year to French squad Crédit Agricole.
After two seasons in that team, Kashechkin joined Liberty Seguros–Würth, 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 Astana 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 Lampre–Farnese Vini, 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 Road race
       5th 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 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 Road race, National Road Championships
    6th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships

#### 2006

    1st Road race, National Road Championships
    1st Stage 6 Paris-Nice
    3rd Overall Vuelta a España
       1st Stage 18
    3rd Overall Deutschland Tour
    3rd Clásica de San Sebastián
    5th Overall Tour de Romandie

#### 2007

    3rd Overall Tour de Romandie
    3rd Overall 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

| Grand Tour | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Giro d'Italia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tour de France | — | — | — | 19 | — | DNF | — | — | — | — | 78 | DNF |
| Vuelta a España | DNF | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 18 | 89 | 34 | — |
Legend :
| — | Did not compete |
| DNF | Did not finish |