Salas edges new leader Chetout in Trofeo Guerrita

Naturgas Energía rider Loïc Chetout is the new leader of the Copa de España despite being beaten to the win by fellow Basque Ibai Salas in Sunday's Trofeo Guerrita.

The Caja Rural prodigy, who's well due a professional contract after numerous impressive seasons on the sub-23 circuit, proved to be the fastest in a bunch sprint finish in Alcantarilla, Murcia, at the end of a frantic 139km race.

Second was Frenchman Chetout, who recovered his overall series lead after ceding it last weekend to Airán Fernández in Torredonjimeno, while Marcos Altur, a former sub-23 national cyclo-cross champion, of GSport-Valencia Terra i Mar closed out the podium.

Results (full results here):

• 1, Ibai Salas (Caja Rural), 3:27:41
• 2, Loïc Chetout (Naturgas Energía), s.t.
• 3, Marcos Altur (GSport-Valencia Terra i Mar), s.t.
• 4, Fernando Grijalba (Caja Rural), s.t.
• 5, Pablo Lechuga (Cajamar), s.t.
• 6, Airán Fernández (Coluer), s.t.
• 7, Vicente García de Mateos (GSport-Valencia Terra i Mar), s.t.
• 8, Júlen Mitxelena (Gipuzkoa-Eki Sport), s.t.
• 9, Bernardo Ayuso (Seguros Bilbao), s.t.
• 10, Adrián Gálvez (Atika Sport)
• 41, Álvaro Trueba (Naturgas Energía), s.t.
• 44, Karl Baudron (Naturgas Energía), s.t.
• 46, Víctor Etxeberría (Naturgas Energía), s.t.
• 59, Pablo Comins (Naturgas Energía), 7:54

Photo: Deia