Competitors participate in annual Cooper's Hill cheese rolling race
Thousands of spectators cheered as people tumbled down the hill – however, recent dry weather has made this track harder for participants this year.
German YouTuber Tom Kopke won the wheel of Double Gloucester for the second year in a row.
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