The problem of Valverde when someone try to rip the race apart is that he waits so he tends to miss the decisive move even if he actually could follow (we've seen also at the recent Strade Bianche).
For this reason I think it's likely that he won't win Liege this year if Nibali decides to put the hammer down to avoid the sprint up to Ans and succeeds to take out a small group.
For this reason I think it's likely that he won't win Liege this year if Nibali decides to put the hammer down to avoid the sprint up to Ans and succeeds to take out a small group.