The 2024 Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling Race

Alan Taylor
May 28, 2024
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Crowds gathered at Cooper’s Hill, on a farm near Gloucester, England, once again yesterday, cheering as racers took part in the annual Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake. Continuing a tradition that dates back at least 200 years, participants chased a nine-pound wheel of Double Gloucester cheese, running in a chaotic scramble down a very steep and uneven grassy hill, with the winner taking home the cheese.

This photo essay originally misspelled Abby Lampe’s name.

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Several participants tumble as they run in the annual cheese rolling at Cooper's Hill in Brockworth, Gloucester, in western England, on May 27, 2024. #

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Competitors come tumbling down the hill in pursuit of a round of Double Gloucester cheese on May 27, 2024. #

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Racers progress rapidly down the hill on May 27, 2024. #

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Onlookers cheer during a race on May 27, 2024. #

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Runners tumble and slide, chasing the cheese, on May 27, 2024. #

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After winning one of the women's races, Abby Lampe celebrates at the bottom of the hill on May 27, 2024. #

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Competitors take part in the uphill race on May 27, 2024. #

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A cheese round is released at the start of a race on May 27, 2024. #

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Competitors come tumbling down the hill in pursuit of a round of Double Gloucester cheese near the village of Brockworth on May 27, 2024. #

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Runners slide and fall down Cooper's Hill on May 27, 2024. #

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Competitors tumble down a muddy Cooper's Hill in pursuit of a round of Double Gloucester cheese on May 27, 2024. #

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A competitor receives medical attention after competing in one of the races on May 27, 2024. #

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Another group of runners chase the cheese down Cooper's Hill on May 27, 2024. #

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Dylan Twiss, winner of one of the men's races, celebrates after competing in the annual Cooper's Hill cheese-rolling competition near the village of Brockworth, Gloucester, in western England, on May 27, 2024. #

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