Honda rider Dani Pedrosa has claimed that beating Valentino Rossi in Aragon last weekend was one of his greatest "achievements".

The showdown went down to the wire, but it was Pedrosa who came out on top to prevent Rossi from extending his dominance at the top of the MotoGP standings.

"It is surely one of the best battles because of the rival," Autosport.com quotes Pedrosa as saying. "You can have a good battle with many riders, but Valentino is the master of these situations.

"Normally he's so comfortable in those moments and he has so much confidence. He can play a lot with the bike, try different lines, change braking points and apex points. He's super comfortable at that and it's one of my weakest points. So I'm really happy about that achievement."

Pedrosa is seventh in the individual rankings.