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And they’re off! Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
1/20And they’re off! Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
Competitors throw themselves down a hill with a 45 degree descent. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
2/20Competitors throw themselves down a hill with a 45 degree descent. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
The annual event consists of four different races, including one for women. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
3/20The annual event consists of four different races, including one for women. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
This patriotic Brit doesn’t look bothered. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
4/20This patriotic Brit doesn’t look bothered. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
Tourists flock to the town kitted out with cheese merch to watch the event. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
5/20Tourists flock to the town kitted out with cheese merch to watch the event. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
This is what regret looks like. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
6/20This is what regret looks like. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
The winner of the women’s race, Abby Lampe, from the USA is pictured mid hill roll. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
7/20The winner of the women’s race, Abby Lampe, from the USA is pictured mid hill roll. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
The hills has an average gradient of 45 degrees and is 180 metres long. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
8/20The hills has an average gradient of 45 degrees and is 180 metres long. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
Shoes are optional. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
9/20Shoes are optional. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
Once you start down that hill, you clearly can’t stop. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
10/20Once you start down that hill, you clearly can’t stop. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
The event in Gloucester, UK, was thought to have started around 1826. That small white blob is the cheese wheel being thrown at the start of the women’s race. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
11/20The event in Gloucester, UK, was thought to have started around 1826. That small white blob is the cheese wheel being thrown at the start of the women’s race. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
No shirt, no problems. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
12/20No shirt, no problems. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
So many thoughts spring to mind about why this is a bad idea. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
13/20So many thoughts spring to mind about why this is a bad idea. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
The leaves on the hill could be a blessing in disguise. Picture:: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
14/20The leaves on the hill could be a blessing in disguise. Picture:: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
Medical staff are on hand to deal with any potential injuries. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
15/20Medical staff are on hand to deal with any potential injuries. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
Now, how to stop? Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
16/20Now, how to stop? Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
This lucky guy looks surprisingly clean. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
17/20This lucky guy looks surprisingly clean. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
Female competitors fling themselves down the steep hill in pursuit of the cheese wheel. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
18/20Female competitors fling themselves down the steep hill in pursuit of the cheese wheel. Picture: Jules Annan / BACKGRID
Aussie man Dylan Twiss celebrates after winning race two in the annual Cooper’s Hill cheese rolling competition. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
19/20Aussie man Dylan Twiss celebrates after winning race two in the annual Cooper’s Hill cheese rolling competition. Picture: Henry Nicholls/AFP
Straight to the pool room! Picture: Henry Nichols/AFP
20/20Straight to the pool room! Picture: Henry Nichols/AFP

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