Coopers Hill, Gloucester, UK. 28th May 2018. The Annual Unofficial Cheese Rolling and wake event. Crazy competitions from all over the World gather at the top of a step hill in Gloucestershire to chase a 9lb cheese wheel down it. As in the 200 year old tradition the first to the bottom wins the cheese. Credit: 79Photography/Alamy Live News

Coopers Hill, Gloucester, UK. 28th May 2018. The Annual Unofficial Cheese Rolling and wake event. Crazy competitions from all over the World gather at the top of a step hill in Gloucestershire to chase a 9lb cheese wheel down it. As in the 200 year old tradition the first to the bottom wins the cheese. Credit: 79Photography/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

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Coopers Hill, Gloucester, UK. 28th May 2018. The Annual Unofficial Cheese Rolling and wake event. Crazy competitions from all over the World gather at the top of a step hill in Gloucestershire to chase a 9lb cheese wheel down it. As in the 200 year old tradition the first to the bottom wins the cheese.

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