Andrey Kashechkin

Andrey Grigorievich Kashechkin (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, 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.

Major results

 * 1999
 * National Road Championships
 * 5th Road race
 * 5th Time trial


 * 2000
 * 4th Overall Flèche du Sud


 * 2001
 * 1st Jersey yellow.svg 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 Jersey white.svg Young rider classification
 * 7th Route Adélie


 * 2005
 * 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
 * 6th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships


 * 2006
 * 1st MaillotKaz.PNG 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