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ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Oct 31, 2011 (AFP) - Kazakhstan's Andrey Kashechkin has pushed back his attempt to set a new world hour record, the Astana team cyclist announced Monday. Kashechkin had scheduled his attempt for November 4-6 when the Astana velodrome will host track cycling's World Cup but he is now looking for a new date next season. "I'm really motivated by this challenge. And … [Read more...]
PARIS, Aug 4, 2011 (AFP) - Kazakhstan's Andrey Kashechkin announced Thursday he would race the Tour of Spain this month with former team Astana, with whom he has signed a deal until the end of 2013. Kashechkin finished third overall in the 2006 Tour of Spain while racing for Astana, but was handed a ban from the sport a year later after a random drugs test proved positive for blood … [Read more...]
Italian outfit Lampre on Thursday announced the signing of disgraced Kazakh Andrey Kashechkin. Kashechkin, 30, will start his one-year contract at the Italian stage race Brixia Tour on July 21-25. The Kazakh made his name as a key support man for compatriot Alexandre Vinokourov while the pair raced for Astana. After Astana's expulsion from the race in 2007 following a positive … [Read more...]
Kazakhstan riders Andrey Kashechkin and Alexandre Vinokourov will compete in Thursday's time trial at the world road race championships after completing recent bans for doping. Vinokourov, a former podium finisher on the Tour de France, completed a two-year ban for blood doping at the 2007 edition of the race in July. Vinokourov who helped create the Astana team, returned to … [Read more...]