German YouTuber retains cheese roll champion title
Summary
A German YouTuber named Tom Kopke won the Gloucestershire cheese rolling race for the third year in a row. The event took place on Cooper's Hill where competitors race downhill chasing a 7-pound cheese wheel.Key Facts
- Tom Kopke, known online as Tooleko, won the men's downhill race for the third consecutive year.
- He beat Chris Anderson, the local competitor and Guinness World Record holder.
- The race involves chasing a 7-pound Double Gloucester cheese wheel down a steep hill.
- The event had seven races in total, with winners receiving a wheel of cheese.
- Thousands of people attended despite very hot weather, nearly 30°C (86°F).
- Chris Anderson holds the Guinness World Record for most wins between 2002 and 2022.
- Anderson’s son and nephew won races in the children's uphill category.
- The women's downhill race was won by Ariel Dempsey from Michigan for the second year in a row.
- The cheese rolling event is unofficial since 2010 but continues as an extreme sport with historic roots.
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