Daredevils take part in annual Cheese Rolling competition
ByThe Courier Reporter
Competitors take part in the annual Cheese Rolling event at Coppers Hill in Gloucestershire.
An international field of daredevils defied health and safety zealots to take part in the annual Cheese Rolling competition.
Rebel cheese rollers again staged their own unofficial event after the world-famous competition, which sees thrill seekers chase an 8lb piece of Double Gloucester down a steep hill, was cancelled in 2010.
This year organisers had replaced the cheese with a lightweight foam version in order to make the downhill race safer.
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There was a large police presence at entrances to Cooper’s Hill, at Brockworth, near Gloucester, but the event went ahead as planned. The bizarre annual event attracts participants, spectators and media from across the world.
Around 2,000 spectators basked in the blazing sunshine to watch around a dozen daredevil athletes pursue the “cheese” 200 metres down the 1:2 gradient slope of grass, brambles and nettles.
Competitors slip, somersault and tumble their way to the bottom in spectacular fashion during the bone-crunching races – and the first person to grab the cheese wins.
Daredevils take part in annual Cheese Rolling competition
