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The Cooper's Hill
Cheese Rolling challenge, which dates back to 1826, sees chasers
slip and slide down the muddy 200-yard (180-metre) track in
pursuit of a large wheel of double Gloucester cheese, which can
reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour.
Thousands of spectators lined up around the hill in Brockworth
on a rainy Monday to enjoy the chaotic spectacle, which always
results in numerous bumps, bruises and concussions.
Local soldier Chris Anderson, 29, won the men's race and
18-year-old Keavy Morgan took the women's title. Both took home
the large cheeses as trophies.
"The wet weather has made it particularly tough," Anderson, a
multiple winner of the event, told the Gloucester News.
(Reporting by Reuters TV Editing by Patrick Johnston; Editing by
Andrew Heavens)
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