Anthony forced to withdraw before queen stage with illness

The new Nature Valley Race Leader Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth)

The new Nature Valley Race Leader Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) (Image credit: Matthew Moses)

Jesse Anthony (Kelly Benefit Strategies-OptumHealth) was forced too pull out of the Tour of Utah prior to the start of the stage four circuit race in Salt Lake City due to a flu virus. The New England native was sitting in fifth place overall after winning the stage one breakaway sprint in Ogden.

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