Andrey Kashechkin

Andrey Kashechkin
Andrey Grigorievich Kashechkin (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, 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 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
See also
List of doping cases in cycling
List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offenses
References
External links
Kashechkin tests positive for blood doping
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 for 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