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Annual cheese rolling race attracts thousands to England's Cooper’s Hill
- Dozens of racers chased 7-pound wheels of Double Gloucester cheese down the steep Cooper’s Hill, near Gloucester in southwest England, as part of an annual tradition. The races have been held at Cooper’s Hill since at least 1826.
- Dozens of people also competed in the safer and slower uphill versions of the race, which are traditionally held on a late-May national holiday.
- In the nearby town of Tetbury, competitors carried sacks of wool weighing up to 60 pounds up and down Gumstool Hill. The Tetbury Woolsack Races have been held since 1972.
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 racers chased 7-pound wheels of Double Gloucester cheese down the near-vertical Cooper’s Hill, near Gloucester in southwest England. The first racer to finish behind the fast-rolling cheese in each race gets to keep it.
The races have been held at Cooper’s Hill, about 100 miles west of London, since at least 1826, and the sport of cheese-rolling is believed to be much older.
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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.
This year’s hill was especially slippery and muddy after recent rain. Members of a local rugby club lined up at the bottom to catch the tumbling competitors.
Tom Kopke from Munich, Germany won one of the three men’s races. He said attitude was more important than technique.
Participants take part in the annual cheese rolling at Cooper’s Hill in Brockworth, England, on May 27, 2024. (Jacob King/PA via AP)
“You start and then the adrenaline takes over and you just go, go go,” Kopke said.
“Look at this event, look at this hill,” added the muddy, breathless winner. “England is mad. I love it.”
Local competitors 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.
“You just have to roll,” said Lampe, a graduate of NC State who also won in 2022. “There’s a little bit of pain, but it’s just going to be temporary.”
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Dozens of children and adults also competed in safer and slower, but no less grueling, uphill versions of the race, which are traditionally held on a late-May national holiday.
About 20 miles away in the town of Tetbury, competitors carried sacks of wool weighing up to 60 pounds over a 240-yard course up and down steep Gumstool Hill.
The Tetbury Woolsack Races have been held since 1972, drawing on a local tradition dating back to the 17th century in the historic wool-trading town.
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Mississippi football’s Nick Cull avoided an ejection during the College Football Playoff Fiesta Bowl semifinal on Thursday, Jan. 8.
As Malachi Toney reeled in a catch from Carson Beck at the Miami 49 in the first quarter, he was hit by Cull in a helmet-to-helmet collision. Right away, the officials flagged Cull for targeting, with both Toney and Cull staying down on the field with an injury.
After officials reviewed the play, the call on the field was overturned, as the officials determined that Cull did not launch and the collision seemed to be incidental. Replay assistant Matt Austin concurred with the call on the field.
The play had a major impact on the game as well. If the call had been upheld, Miami would have had the ball at the Ole Miss 34-yard line with a chance to expand its 3-0 lead. However, a few plays later, the Hurricanes were forced to punt from the 49-yard line.
On the first play of the second quarter, Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacey scored on a 73-yard run to give the Rebels a 7-3 lead.
Because he was not called for targeting, Cull was not ejected from the game, which means Ole Miss will have him for the remainder of the game, if he can clear the concussion protocol. He was in the tent following the play.
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