Organisers of the Dubai Tour today announced the course for the 2015 event, which will this year celebrate being given a higher grade by cycling's governing body, the UCI.

The four stage route will test the limits of the competitors and take in some of the city's most iconic landmarks and landscapes.

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The Dubai Tour is a stage race divided as following:

• Stage 1 – 4th February 2015 – UNION FLAG STAGE – 145 km
• Stage 2 – 5th February 2015 – PALM STAGE – 185 km
• Stage 3 – 6th February 2015 – DESERT STAGE (Dubai Hatta Dam) – 205 km
• Stage 4 – 7th February 2015 – BURJ STAGE – 128 km