The first racer to finish behind the fast-rolling cheese in each race gets to keep the 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese.
Dozens of reckless racers chased 7-pound wheels of Double Gloucester cheese down the near-vertical Cooper's Hill in southwest England.Dairy-loving daredevils threw caution to the wind Monday for one of Britain's most extreme annual events: Cheese rolling.
The rough-and-tumble event often comes with safety concerns. Few competitors manage to stay on their feet all the way down the 200-yard hill. Local competitor Josh Shepherd and Dylan Twiss from Perth, Australia won the other two men's downhill races. Abby Lampe from North Carolina triumphed in the women's race with a lighting-fast roll that left the rest of the field far behind.
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