Supercross: Broc Tickle Out For A3
Andrea Wilson | January 29, 2015
Photo Courtesy of RCH Racing
RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns/Suzuki Factory Racing’s Broc Tickle will sit out this weekend’s Monster Energy AMA Supercross race at Anaheim to recover from a back injury suffered last weekend at Oakland. Falling victim to the same triple that caught out his teammate Ken Roczen, Tickle made a voluntary trip to nearby Sutter Eden Medical Center to be checked out after the event. He was examined, released and cleared to travel home with the team.
After consulting with his personal physician this week, Tickle and team owners Carey Hart and Ricky Carmichael made the decision to sit out this weekend to allow Tickle to fully recover. According to the team release, the injury to his back was unrelated to the one he suffered last year at the Toronto Supercross.
“I’m disappointed that I’ll miss this weekend but, given my recent experience with back injuries, I’ve learned to take the doctor’s advice,” Tickle said via the release. “I don’t want turn a one-race injury into something bigger. It should be a pretty quick recovery and I can still do everything training-wise, except for riding. I need to stay off the bike for five to seven days. After that, I should be ready to go for San Diego in two weeks.”
Roczen’s scary impact with the face of the same triple didn’t take quite the physical toll on him as it did his teammate, but the miscue ultimately cost Roczen a lap and left him deep in the running order at the conclusion of the event.
“I’m really bummed for Broc not being able to race this weekend,” said Carmichael. “I know how hard he’s worked. The good thing is that he won’t be out very long. He’s a student of the sport and, in fact, I’m sure he’ll use this weekend as a learning tool. Broc will be at the track this weekend with his teammates and play a key role in everything we’re doing.”
Andrea Wilson | Associate Editor / Website Coordinator
Andrea has been shooting everything from flat track to road racing in her job as a professional freelance photographer, but she's made the move to a full-time staff position at Cycle News where her love of all things motorcycling will translate well. Wilson has proven her worth as more than a photographer as she migrates to the written word with everything from race coverage to interviews.
