The Team Sky member, who is a five-time Grand Tour winner, says he still needs to recover fully from last week's event in Colombia.
The seven-stage tour gets underway on Monday.
The race starts in Abu Dhabi before ending in Dubai on March 2.
It is the only UCI World Tour race in the Middle East.
This year's inaugural edition will feature 20 teams from around the world.
Liverpool one win away from title, Leicester relegated, Ipswich almost down
Liverpool will have to wait for a few more days to be crowned Premier league champions despite a 1-0 victory at Leicester City after Arsenal kept their slender hopes just about alive with a 4-0 romp at 10-man Ipswich Town on Sunday.
Verstappen bites his tongue after Jeddah penalty
Max Verstappen bit his tongue to stay out of trouble after clearly disagreeing with Formula One stewards over a costly Saudi Arabian Grand Prix penalty on Sunday.
Piastri takes Formula One title lead from Norris
Oscar Piastri won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday and seized the Formula One championship lead from McLaren teammate Lando Norris with his third win in five races.
Man City leave it late to boost European hopes, Villa thump Newcastle
Two late goals boosted Manchester City's hopes of Champions League qualification as they beat Everton 2-0 to move to fourth in the Premier League on Saturday, while Aston Villa also stayed in the hunt with a thumping home defeat of Newcastle United.
Rajasthan's Suryavanshi makes IPL debut at 14, starts off with a six
Vaibhav Suryavanshi was thrust into the Indian Premier League (IPL) spotlight as its youngest debutant on Saturday and the 14-year-old announced himself in spectacular style with a massive six off the first ball he faced.
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