British rider was injured in a stage 1 crash; elsewhere, two riders abandoned before the start of stage 3

Kashechkin will remain on the squad but remain suspended until he signs Astana's internal code of conduct.

ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AFP) — Kazakhstan's Andrey Kashechkin has pushed back his attempt to set a new world hour record, the Astana team cyclist announced Monday.

PARIS (AFP) - Kazakhstan's Andrey Kashechkin announced Thursday he would race the Vuelta a España this month with former team Astana, with whom he has signed a deal until the end of 2013.

One rider quietly lining up at the start of last weekend’s Clásica San Sebastián was Andrey Kashechkin.

Lampre confirms talks with Kashechkin