Vuelta a Andalucía
In 2013 and 2014, the race was won by Chris Froome () as the beginning of his preparation for the Tour de France. In 2015, however, Froome opted to begin his season at the Vuelta a Andalucía and so missed the Tour of Oman. The race was therefore expected to be contested between other Grand Tour riders, such as Tour de France champion Vincenzo Nibali (), Tejay van Garderen (), Thibaut Pinot (), Rafał Majka (), Joaquim Rodríguez (), Rigoberto Urán () and Leopold König ().