Wulfsport land a champion – a cheese rolling champion

Seems to me Wulfsport clothing have found a champion but not in motocross, its in the ancient art of Cheese Rolling or chasing the cheddar (couldn’t help that one).

Veteran Brockworth competitor Chris Anderson raced to victory not once but twice in two of the four men’s downhill races this year – cementing his celebrity and garnering cheers of support from locals, in what he said would be his final year of racing. Scott Beaven from Wales and Josh Geitz from Australia were also both victorious, while New Zealander Michelle Kokiri took the women’s title in 2009.

For the uninitiated, dating back to at least the 1800s, the Cooper’s Hill Cheese Rolling and Wake is an annual Gloucestershire event which involves hordes of fearless competitors chasing a weighty 8lb Double Gloucester cheese, handmade by Gloucester cheesemaker Diana Smart, down a death-defyingly-steep hill.

The slope on Cooper’s Hill in Gloucester, the eponymous setting for the world-famous event, is in fact so steep that very few contenders manage to stay on their feet, instead tumbling head-over-heels down the hill in a desperate effort to catch the dairy prize – which travels at approximately 70 miles per hour.

Sit back and watch the madness unfold.

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