The 2015 Dubai Tour was a four-stage men's professional

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. It was the second running of the

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; it started on 4 February at

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and finished on 7 February at the Burj Khalifa. The race was part of the

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, and was categorised by the UCI as a 2.HC race.

Teams

Sixteen teams were selected to take part in the race, including 10 World Tour teams:

Race overview

The race was composed of four stages: three were classified as flat stages and one as a medium-mountain stage.

Stages

Stage 1

;4 February 2015 —

to Union House Flag, Dubaï Tour 2015 (A1)

Stage 2

;5 February 2015 — Dubai International Marine Club to

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Stage 3

;6 February 2015 — Dubai International Marine Club to Hatta Dam,

Stage 4

;7 February 2015 — Dubai International Marine Club to Burj Khalifa,

Classification leadership table

In the 2015 Dubai Tour, four different jerseys were awarded. For the

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, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers at intermediate sprints and at the finish of mass-start stages, the leader received a blue jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the 2015 Dubai Tour, and the winner of the classification was considered the winner of the race. Additionally, there was a

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, which awarded a red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. For winning a stage, a rider earned 20 points, with 16 for second, 12 for third, 9 for fourth, 7 for fifth, 5 for sixth with a point fewer per place down to a single point for 10th place. Points towards the classification could also be accrued at intermediate sprint points during each stage; these intermediate sprints also offered bonus seconds towards the general classification. There was also a sprints classification for the points awarded at the aforementioned intermediate sprints, where the leadership of which was marked by a jersey in the colours of the United Arab Emirates flag. The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1990 were eligible to be ranked in the classification. There was also a classification for teams, in which the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added together; the leading team at the end of the race was the team with the lowest total time.

Final standings

General classification

The overall title was taken by

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