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RCH Soaring Eagle/Jimmy Johns/Suzuki Factory Racing has confirmed that Broc Tickle will miss this weekend’s Anaheim 3 round of Monster Energy AMA Supercross after crashing out of Oakland last weekend.

Following the event, Tickle made a voluntary trip to nearby Sutter Eden Medical Center where he was examined, released and cleared to travel home with the team.

However, after consulting with his personal physician this week, Tickle and team owners Carey Hart and Ricky Carmichael chose to park the number 20 RM-Z450 this weekend while Tickle recovers from a back injury sustained in Oakland.

The injury 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,” explained Tickle, who slipped from seventh to 12th in points.

“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.”

Tickle cased the same triple that teammate Ken Roczen came up short on during the main event, however he was able to remount and salvage points in 16th position.