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{{Infobox cyclist
| name          = Andrey Kashechkin
| image         = Andrey Kashechkin-IMG 1814-001.jpg
| image_size    =
| caption       = Kashechkin in the [[2011 Tour de Romandie]]
| fullname      = Andrey Kashechkin<br />Андрей Кашечкин
| nickname      = Kash
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1980|3|21}}
| birth_place   = [[Kyzyl-Orda]], Soviet Union
| height        = {{convert|1.84|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight        = {{convert|72 |kg|lb|abbr=on}}
| currentteam   =
| discipline    = Road
| role          = Rider
| ridertype     = All-rounder
| amateuryears1 =
| amateurteam1  =
| proyears1     = 2001–2002
| proteam1      = Domo-Farm Frites
| proyears2     = 2003
| proteam2      = {{ct|QST|2003}}
| proyears3     = 2004–2005
| proteam3      = {{ct|C.A|2004}}
| proyears4     = 2006
| proteam4      = {{ct|ONC|2006a}}
| proyears5     = 2007
| proteam5      = {{ct|AST|2007}}
| proyears6     = 2010–2011
| proteam6      = {{ct|LAM|2010}}
| proyears7     = 2011–2013
| proteam7      = {{ct|AST|2011}}
| majorwins     = Vuelta a España, 1 stage <br /> Paris-Nice, 1 stage
| updated       = 1 January 2014
}}
'''Andrey Kashechkin''' ({{lang-kz|'''Андрей Кашечкин'''}}, born March 21, 1980) is a [[Kazakhstan]]i [[road racing cyclist]], who last rode for the [[UCI ProTour]] team {{ct|AST|2013}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/astana-plans-to-cause-problems-for-sky-in-2014|first=Alasdair|last=Fotheringham|authorlink=Alasdair Fotheringham|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=5 November 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|title=Astana plans to cause problems for Sky in 2014|quote=One rider who will not be part of the Astana roster - according to Martinelli - is Andrey Kashechkin.}}</ref>

==Biography==
Kashechkin was born in [[Kyzyl-Orda]], in the former [[Kazakh SSR|Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic]].

After the junior World Championships at [[Valkenburg aan de Geul|Valkenburg]], Kashechkin moved to [[Belgium]], where he turned pro in 2001 with the [[Domo-Farm Frites]] team. In 2003, he moved to {{ct|QST|2003}}, and the following year to French squad {{ct|C.A|2004}}.

After two seasons in that team, Kashechkin joined {{ct|ONC|2006a}}, 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 {{ct|AST|2007}} 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]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Thomas|first=Steve|title=Kashechkin tests positive for blood doping|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kashechkin-tests-positive-for-blood-doping|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=24 July 2013|date=August 9, 2007}}</ref>  He was fired from Astana on August 31 after his B-sample also tested positive.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kashechkin is fired by Astana team|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SPORT/08/31/cycling.astana/index.html|publisher=CNN.com|accessdate=24 July 2013|date=31 August 2007}}</ref>

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 {{ct|LAM|2010}},<ref>http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/06/news/lampre-confirms-talks-with-kashechkin_121523</ref> and he later signed with them.<ref>http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kashechkin-signs-with-lampre-farnese-vini</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kashechkin return to Astana in Vuelta pending|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kashechkin-return-to-astana-in-vuelta-pending|publisher=Cyclingnews.com|accessdate=24 July 2013|date=6 August 2011}}</ref>  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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kashechkin reinstated at Astana|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kashechkin-reinstated-at-astana|publisher=cyclingnews.com|accessdate=24 July 2013|date=31 December 2012}}</ref> Later, in the 2012 USADA Report into doping on the [[US Postal cycling team|US Postal]] team, affidavits revealed he and others went to training camps set up by Dr. Michelle Ferrari.

==Career achievements==
===Major results===
{{colbegin|2}}
;2001
:1st [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px]] Overall [[Le Triptyque des Monts et Châteaux]]
;2003
:1st Stage 2 [[Tour de Luxembourg]]
;2004
:1st Overall [[Sachsen Tour]]
:1st [[Grand Prix de Fourmies]]
:3rd [[Regio Tour International]]
;2005
:2nd, Young riders classification, [[2005 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
;2006
:{{KAZ}} [[2006 National Cycling Championships|National road race champion]]
:1st Stage 6 [[Paris-Nice 2006|Paris-Nice]]
:3rd Overall [[Vuelta a España 2006|Vuelta a España]]
::1st Stage 18
:3rd Overall [[Deutschland Tour 2006|Deutschland Tour]]
:3rd [[Clásica de San Sebastián 2006|Clásica de San Sebastián]]
;2007
:3rd Overall [[2007 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]]
:3rd Overall [[Dauphine Libere]]
;2009
:2nd Overall Drei Etappen Rundfahrt Frankfurt
:1st Stage 2
;2010
:1st ZLM Tour
: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]]
{{colend}}

===Grand Tour general classification results timeline===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]
! scope="col" | 2002
! scope="col" | 2003
! scope="col" | 2004
! scope="col" | 2005
! scope="col" | 2006
! scope="col" | 2007
! scope="col" | 2008
! scope="col" | 2009
! scope="col" | 2010
! scope="col" | 2011
! scope="col" | 2012
! scope="col" | 2013
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey pink.svg|20px|link=|alt=A pink jersey]] [[General classification in the Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey yellow.svg|20px|link=|alt=A yellow jersey]] [[General classification in the Tour de France|Tour de France]]
|—
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2005 Tour de France|19]]
|—
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2007 Tour de France|DNF]]
|—
|—
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2012 Tour de France|78]]
| style="text-align:center;"|[[2013 Tour de France|DNF]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
! scope="row" | [[File:Jersey red.svg|20px|link=|alt=A red jersey]] [[General classification in the Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
| align="center" |[[2002 Vuelta a España|DNF]]
|—
|—
|—
| align="center" style="background:#ddddff;"|[[2006 Vuelta a España|'''3''']]
|—
|—
|—
| align="center" |[[2010 Vuelta a España|18]]
| align="center" |[[2011 Vuelta a España|89]]
| align="center" |[[2012 Vuelta a España|34]]
|—
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Legend
|-
! scope="row" | —
| Did not compete
|-
! scope="row" | [[Did Not Finish|DNF]]
| Did not finish
|}

==See also==
*[[List of doping cases in cycling]]
*[[List of sportspeople sanctioned for doping offenses]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Andrey Kashechkin}}
*{{official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20060824131824/http://www.andreykashechkin.com:80/}}
*{{trapfriis|kazakhstan.Kashechkin.htm}}
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/6937634.stm Kashechkin tests positive for blood doping]

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