Andrey Kashechkin
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| Kaschechkin in the 2007 Tour de Romandie | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Andrey Kashechkin Андрей Кашечкин |
| Nickname | Kash |
| Date of birth | March 21, 1980 |
| 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 | |
| Infobox last updated on: | |
| September 9, 2007 | |
Andrey Kashechkin (Kazakh: Андрей Кашечкин, born March 21, 1980) is a 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. As a child, he practised sports such as swimming or football, until he followed the footsteps of his older brother and took up cycling.
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 successful seasons in that team, Kashechkin joined Team Astana, where he has posted good results throughout the 2006 season. In winter 2005, he married his girlfriend Nadja. The couple had their first child on July 9, 2007, while Andrey was contesting a stage of the 2007 Tour de France.
Kashechkin is a very talented climber as he showed in the 2005 Tour de France, where he outrode his team leader Christophe Moreau on the big mountain stages. He is also a very competent individual time trialist.
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.
[edit] Palmarès
- 2003
- Stage at the Tour de Luxembourg
- 2004
- Sachsen Tour general classification
- GP de Fourmies
- 2005
- 2nd, Young riders classification, Tour de France
- 2006
- Kazakhstan National road race champion
- Stage 6, Paris-Nice
- Stage 18 and 3rd overall, Vuelta a España
- 3rd overall, Deutschland Tour
- 3rd, Clásica de San Sebastián
- 2007
- 3rd overall, Tour de Romandie
