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A wheel of cheese, a steep hill and broken bones: say hello to the world’s most dangerous race

One of the most unique traditions in sport, the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling competition in western England will be held this Monday. Thousands of spectators and brave competitors from all over ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

VIDEO: Hundreds chase cheese wheel at annual downhill race

GLOUCESTER, England (WKRC/CBS Newspath) - Hundreds gathered in southwest England to partake in a centuries-old tradition that some might call cheesy. Participants raced down a steep hill in pursuit of ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Chasing cheese wheels or lugging sacks of wool, UK competitors embrace quirky extreme races

LONDONLONDON — Dairy-loving daredevils threw caution to the wind Monday for one of Britain’s most extreme annual events: Cheese rolling. Cheered by several thousand spectators, scores of reckless ...
WGBH

Meet Abby Lampe, two-time champion of the cheese-wheel-chasing race

Abby Lampe has done my home state proud again. The North Carolinian competed last week in an event near Gloucester, England. She tumbled down Cooper’s Hill, a very steep, somewhat muddy 200 yards, ...
Hartford Courant

AP PHOTOS: Runners trip, stumble and roll their way to victory in annual downhill cheese chase

BROCKWORTH, England (AP) — For the second year running, a German YouTuber was the big cheese Monday at one of Britain’s zaniest sports competitions. Tom Kopke slipped, stumbled and tumbled his way to ...
AOL

A wheel of cheese, a steep hill and broken bones: say hello to the world’s most dangerous race

It’s been described as the world’s most dangerous race, and it’s certainly one of the most ridiculous – a 200-yard dash after a wheel of Double Gloucester cheese. To win, all you have to do is chase ...