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.
Relegation looming for sloppy West Ham after 3-1 defeat by Newcastle
Newcastle United forward William Osula scored twice as his side beat West Ham United 3-1 at St James' Park on Sunday to leave the Londoners perilously close to relegation from the Premier League after another shambolic display.
Sinner wins Italian Open to complete Masters collection
Jannik Sinner beat Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 in the Italian Open final on Sunday to complete a sweep of all nine ATP Masters 1000 titles, becoming only the second player after Novak Djokovic to achieve a career “Golden Masters”.
Fernandes equals league assist record in United's 3-2 win over Forest
Manchester United secured a 3-2 Premier League victory over Nottingham Forest in their final home game of a resurgent season on Sunday, with the club on the cusp of confirming Michael Carrick as their permanent manager.
Neymar loses cool over botched substitution in final World Cup audition
Neymar's final audition for Brazil's World Cup squad turned into a nightmare on Sunday when officials mistakenly substituted the wrong player during Santos' 3-0 defeat by Coritiba on Sunday.
Former Scotland rugby international Scott Hastings dies
Former Scotland and British & Irish Lions centre Scott Hastings died on Sunday at the age of 61 following complications from cancer treatment, his family said in a statement.
