Other Andrei Tchmil (born 22 January 1963) is a retired Soviet (until 1991), Moldovan (1992–1994), Ukrainian (1994[1]–1998) and Belgian (since 1998) professional road bicycle racer.

The glasnost in the Soviet Union allowed him to try a professional career with the Italian Alfa Lum team in 1989.

[3] After the collapse of the Soviet Union he became a Ukrainian citizen, although he eventually moved to Belgium early in his professional career.

He was easily recognizable in the races, with his signature grimace, old-style helmet, and his powerful riding style.

Tchmil retired in 2002, after having been forced to end his spring classics campaign due to a bad fall during the Three Days of De Panne in which his thigh was crushed.