Dozens of people, many of them strangers to the region, willingly hurl themselves down a treacherous slope in pursuit of a runaway cheese wheel. This is not satire—it’s a real competition ...

Clipped From Video It’s been described as the world’s most dangerous race, and it’s certainly one of the most ridiculous – a 200-yard dash after a wheel of Double Gloucester cheese.

A man went flying down the hill chasing a cheese wheel during the annual Cheese Rolling competition. Thousands turned out on Monday (May 26) to watch the quirky event, which draws crowds every year.

A FEARLESS contestant performed a massive somersault before slamming into the ground during the annual cheese rolling event ... competition to chase a wheel of Double Gloucester down the steep ...

The Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling, one of Britain's most storied annual festivals, saw dozens of people pursue a very fast wheel of cheese down a damp hill near Gloucestershire. During the mad rush ...

Classed as an extreme sport and dubbed one of the UK's toughest downhill races, the competition involves chasing a 7lb (3kg) Double Gloucester cheese wheel down Coopers Hill in Brockworth.

Classed as an extreme sport and dubbed one of the UK's toughest downhill races, the competition involves chasing a 7lb (3kg) Double Gloucester cheese wheel down Coopers Hill in Brockworth.

Tête de Moine, a semi-hard Swiss cheese ... wheel, from the center to the edge. The distinctive flower shape is driven mainly by changes in friction caused by the cheese's inhomogeneous texture ...

One sport that has really caught the eye in recent years where the fans are seen risking their lives is the traditional rolling wheel of cheese. The event taking place annually is held at Cooper's ...