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German YouTuber retains cheese roll champion title
Key takeaways
- Tom Kopke, known online as Tooleko, beat local competitor and Guinness World Record holder Chris Anderson in the first race of the annual event on Cooper's Hill in Brockworth.
- Thousands of people gathered in the baking heat to watch competitors from all over the world chase a 7lb (3kg) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese - which can reach speeds of up to 70mph - down the 1:2 gradient slope.
- "It's everyone's race and you have just got to give your best, and the best man wins," Kopke said.
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Chloe Harcombe West of England Reuters Tom Kopke won the first men's downhill race for the third year in a row A German You Tuber has retained his title as a Gloucestershire cheese rolling champion for the third year in a row.
Tom Kopke, known online as Tooleko, beat local competitor and Guinness World Record holder Chris Anderson in the first race of the annual event on Cooper's Hill in Brockworth.
Thousands of people gathered in the baking heat to watch competitors from all over the world chase a 7lb (3kg) wheel of Double Gloucester cheese - which can reach speeds of up to 70mph - down the 1:2 gradient slope.
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