Vincenzo Nibali couldn’t hide his huge disappointment after no one decided to join his brave move on the Cipressa during this season’s Milano-Sanremo, but the Giro d’Italia champion plans to go for an attack from afar again at the Liège-Bastogne- Liège, having rather a victory than WorldTour points and classifications on his mind.

“The teams don’t want to try these big and long moves because they are thinking of the WorldTour classification,” Nibali told VeloNews.

“The riders all think about bringing in points because they are important for the teams and for their contracts.”

Going for long attacks is nothing new for Nibali, as the Astana captain used his magnificent descending skills to distance the peloton after he took off on the Côte de La Roche aux Faucons at La Doyenne 2012 edition. The 29-year old Italian eventually finished runner-up to absolutely brilliant on that day Maxim Iglinsky (Astana), but the move itself was successful enough to maintain the fifteen seconds advantage over the leaders group at the finish.

“I’d do it again, too,” Nibali said.

“I’m not bitter from two years ago, it was the right thing to do. I didn’t make any mistakes, only that Iglinsky had a great day and was able to pull me back. I lacked the energy at the end to do anything about him.”

The Astana captain claimed to be ready to go for another sole attack in the coming Liège-Bastogne- Liège 2014 edition on Sunday, but once again recalled his most recent move from this season’s Milano-Sanremo, criticizing riders’ lack of courage to fight for a victory instead of playing a waiting game and focusing on the WorldTour points and classifications.

“I can do it solo in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, but Milano-Sanremo is another story. Sanremo is 300 kilometers, not 250, so any sort of extra effort you do … It’s difficult,” Nibali added.

“For Milano-Sanremo, I could’ve used someone with me on my attack. I had many kilometers ahead of me. Ahead of my move on the Cipressa, I spoke with someone. I won’t say or name names of those who should’ve gone with me. Instead, I was on my own.”

“Riders like me and Cancellara don’t think about the points, just the win,” he said. “That way of thinking, about placings and WorldTour points, it’s a big downward spiral. It’s a shame for cycling because it steals the show from the fans but that’s the way it is because many riders have contracts that are linked to points so they watch the classification closely.”

The Vuelta a Espana (2010) and Giro d’Italia (2013) champions focuses mainly on the Tour de France this year, to challenge the likes of Chrispopher Froome (Team Sky) and Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) in an attempt to complete his grand tour palmares. However, the Liège-Bastogne- Liège is Nibali’s major objective of spring season and we can certainly expect the Italian to animate the Ardennes monument on Sunday.

“Liège suits me with its long climbs,” he said. “I’ll have to see what the situation’s like on Sunday, but I’m not afraid to attack from far out.”