“I think two ladies are still rolling…” The Gloucestershire Cheese Race took place #OnThisDay in 1999 as fearless runners tripped and tumbled their way down Cooper’s Hill in pursuit of an eight-pound Double Gloucester cheese. | BBC Archive

Cheese rolling is the most extreme sport you've never heard of 😳 | VT

Cheese rolling looks super fun and super dangerous at the same time 🤔 | Daily Mail Sport

Welcome to the extreme sport of cheese rolling! 🧀 It's one of the UK's toughest downhill races and involves chasing a 3kg (7lb) Double Gloucester cheese wheel down the steep Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, South West England. The cheese can reach speeds of up to 100km/h (70mph) and the first runner to catch it or cross the line at the bottom is crowned the winner. And their prize? They get to keep the cheese... The unusual event has been celebrated for centuries and is thought to have its roo