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Cheese-rolling legend beaten by German YouTuber
Tom Kopke won the men’s downhill race for the third time as hundreds watched competitors chase a seven-pound cheese wheel.
- On Monday, German YouTuber Tom Kopke, 24, from Munich, won the men's downhill race at Cooper's Hill in Brockworth, narrowly defeating Guinness World Record holder Chris Anderson near the finish line.
- Health and safety concerns led officials to cancel the official event after more than 15,000 spectators turned up for the 2009 competition; rebel cheese rollers have staged it unofficially since 2010 with police oversight.
- Around two dozen competitors hurtled down the notoriously steep 180-metre hill while hundreds of spectators watched, with temperatures soaring to nearly 30C during what forecasters said could become the hottest spring bank holiday on record.
- Kopke declared after his victory that "This years cheese will taste the sweetest of all the cheeses I have won," while Anderson, finishing second, said "I saw Tom come past me and knew it was over."
- Long-Time cheese-maker Rod Smart, who has supplied wheels for more than 25 years, provided the cheese as multiple races took place throughout the afternoon, with all downhill races won by non-Brits reflecting the competition's international appeal.
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Leaning Left5Leaning Right5Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution34% Left, 33% Center, 33% Right
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
R 33%
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