Andrey Kashechkin

Personal information
Full name	Andrey Kashechkin Андрей Кашечкин
Nickname	Kash
Date of birth	March 21, 1980 (1980-03-21) (age 28)
Country	Kazakhstan
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	All-rounder
Professional team(s)
2001–2002 2003 2004–2005 2006–2007	Domo-Farm Frites Quick Step-Davitamon Crédit Agricole Astana
Major wins
Vuelta a España, 1 stage

Andrey Kashechkin (Kazakh: Андрей Кашечкин, born March 21, 1980) is a banned Kazakhstani road racing cyclist who most recently rode for the Team Astana UCI ProTour outfit.

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 Team Astana, 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.

Following the 2007 Tour de France, Kashechkin has tested positive for blood doping. He was sacked from Astana after his B-sample also tested positive.

Palmarès

See also

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

External links

• Official website
• Palmarès at Trap-Friis.dk
• Kashechkin tests positive for blood doping
• Kashechkin's B-sample also positive