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Movistar Team rider Quintana holds an advantage of three
minutes and 37 seconds over nearest rival, Tour de France winner
Chris Froome with five stages remaining, including Friday's
individual time trial.
"Unless Quintana has a bad day, he is the winner of La Vuelta,"
Contador told Spanish radio Cadena Ser.
Contador is fourth in the general standings, four minutes and
two seconds behind Quintana.
Five seconds separate Contador from third-placed Johan Esteban
Chaves of Colombia.
To beat Contador and win La Vuelta would be a significant
achievement for Quintana, the 2014 Giro d'Italia champion.
"I've had to learn a lot very quickly from figures like
Contador," Quintana told Marca. "I followed his movements during
an epic stage of his at Fuente De (four years ago) and I said to
myself that if I wanted to be someone important in cycling, I
would have to learn what a rider like Contador did.
"There is still some way to go."
Tuesday is the second rest day of La Vuelta before the riders go
on a 117.5km ride from Castellon to Llucena on Wednesday.
(Reporting by Adriana Garcia; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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