After showing he has recovered from his Tour de France crashes by winning the Vuelta a Burgos, Alberto Contador is turning his attention to the Vuelta a Espana, and another rematch with Chris Froome.

The Spaniard on the Tinkoff team says his British adversary is far from unbeatable, despite having gotten the better of Contador in the last few races.

“For me… it is more Sky than Froome [that is unbeatable],” Contador told Marca. “Froome is obviously a very strong rider in both the time trial and on the climbs, but any rider can have a bad day. When you have a team where everyone can be a leader that makes it more difficult [for me].”

Contador says the competiton is fierce and the route for the season’s final Grand Tour is tough, so surprises can always be thrown up.

“The Vuelta is not the easiest of the three [Grand Tours],” Contador said. “We are already seeing that there will be a great line-up this year with riders like Froome, Nairo, Valverde, Landa… The route has surprises for everyone. Each year that seems to be exceeded.”