Cheese Rolling 2009 at Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire. (1 of 8) View from bottom of the hill

Cheese Rolling 2009 at Cooper's Hill, Gloucestershire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooper's_Hill_Cheese-Rolling_and_Wake

The Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake is an annual event held on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill, near Cheltenham and Gloucester in the Cotswolds region of England. It is traditionally by and for the people of Brockworth - the local village, but now people from over the world take part. The event takes its name from the hill on which it occurs. From the top of the hill a round of Double Gloucester cheese is rolled, and competitors race down the hill after it. The first person over the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. In theory, competitors are aiming to catch the cheese, but since it has a one second head start and can reach speeds up to 70mph (112 km/h, enough to knock over and injure a spectator, this rarely occurs. Accurate information is hard to come by, but the tradition is at least 200 years old. Suggestions have been made that the event may either date back to Roman times or have been a pagan healing ritual, but there is no evidence for this. "The Cheese Rollers" is also the name of the nearby pub in Shurdington, about 3 miles from Cooper's Hill, but the nearest are The Cross Hands and The Victoria (both of which are in Brockworth). Competitors will frequent these venues for some pre-event Dutch courage or discussion of tactics, and after the event for some convalescence. Cooper's Hill is also known as a stop on the Cotswold Way. The latest event started at midday on 25 May 2009. Each year the event becomes more and more popular with contestants coming from all across the world to compete or even simply to spectate.

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[wwwdotlucypeeldotcom]

Notice the swimming penguin at the bottom right corner at 50-51 seconds :)

[npc223]

heh, didnt notice him. thanks for the video

[wastedirishman]

cheers for posting this. im the one flying thru the air at 26s. ended up at the bottom with a bloody nose, come on next year!

[silverman321]

hahaha. im still glad i wussed out. poor al

[kapitansensible]

thanx dude! ive been looking for this race! me and my mates dive in from the top left just as its starts..