Kazakhstani road racing cyclist

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 Astana.

Contents

• 1 Biography
• 2 Doping
• 3 Career achievements
  • 3.1 Major results
  • 3.2 Grand Tour general cl*ification results timeline
• 4 See also
• 5 References
• 6 External links

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 cl*ification 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. Later, in the 2012 USADA Report into doping on the US Postal team, affidavits revealed he and others went to training camps set up by Dr. Michele Ferrari.

Career achievements

Major results

1999National Road Championships5th Road race5th Time trial20004th Overall Flèche du Sud20011st Overall Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux1st La Côte Picarde2nd Flèche Ardennaise3rd Liège–Bastogne–Liège U235th Circuit de Wallonie20027th Overall Tour de la Région Wallonne20035th Giro del Lazio9th Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen20041st Overall Sachsen Tour1st Grand Prix de Fourmies3rd Regio Tour International1st Young rider cl*ification7th Route Adélie20053rd Road race, National Road Championships6th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships20061st Road race, National Road Championships1st Stage 6 Paris-Nice3rd Overall Vuelta a España1st Stage 183rd Overall Deutschland Tour3rd Clásica de San Sebastián5th Overall Tour de Romandie20073rd Overall Tour de Romandie3rd Overall Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré20092nd Overall Drei Etappen Rundfahrt Frankfurt1st Stage 220103rd Overall Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional20121st Stage 4 Vuelta a la Independencia Nacional1st Stage 1 Giro della Valle d'Aosta1st Stage 2 Tour of Bulgaria

Grand Tour general cl*ification results timeline

See also

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

References

External links

• Official website
• Andrey Kashechkin at trap-friis.dk
• Kashechkin tests positive for blood doping