Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake is a curious yet very popular tradition that has been held in the English county of Gloucestershire for at least two centuries. Credit: Cameron Smith/Getty Images
German wins cheese chase in England
23-year-old Tom Kopke from Bavaria is proud of his victory and says that he worked hard and risked his life to get his cheese. Credit: Cameron Smith/Getty Images
For the second time in a row, Munich-born Tom Kopke has emerged as the winner of one of England's most bizarre competitions. At the annual Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling Race, the German risked, among other eager participants, everything to win the sought-after Double Gloucester cheese.
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