The World's Craziest Competition: Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling at Cooper's Hill | Quirky Customs

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  • Опубликовано: 17 янв 2025

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  • @Wolcitys
    @Wolcitys 4 года назад +126

    I live next to this hill and the cheese roll was cancelled this year due to corona virus but they rolled the cheese anyway to commemorate the occasion - it’s a super big event!!

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  4 года назад +12

      @Eliza Davis So hopefully next year there will be an even bigger Double Gloucestershire cheese rolling down Cooper's Hill...🥮😃

    • @strongholds12
      @strongholds12 2 года назад +3

      Because of the hoax

    • @Johnslastname
      @Johnslastname 2 года назад

      It’s back on..!! Let’s go cheese

    • @jamesrindley6215
      @jamesrindley6215 2 года назад

      It's not like catching the lurgy is a significant risk compared to what they're already taking!

    • @Wotsitorlabart
      @Wotsitorlabart Год назад

      ​@@strongholds12
      My friend's mother died of the 'hoax'.

  • @asausageroll5426
    @asausageroll5426 5 лет назад +84

    Rugby: claims to be the most dangerous
    Some people racing for cheese:

  • @Mister_Clean
    @Mister_Clean 2 года назад +29

    "The trick is not to die"
    God, I love this sport. I'm coming to Britain to take part.

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  2 года назад +4

      Absolute madness. We wish you luck!

  • @richgouette
    @richgouette 4 года назад +42

    Any sport/event that features willing participants, endangering life & limb, without our stupid, overbearing threat of litigation overshadowing the fun, gets my enthusiastic up-vote!

  • @anaaguilar3304
    @anaaguilar3304 4 года назад +94

    I love how that girl Flo just looks like she's falling , but obviously she has some type of technique because she's won 4 cheese rolling competitions. The most that any women has

    • @crutopiarecords4874
      @crutopiarecords4874 3 года назад +18

      Her technique is not being scared to fall.

    • @harnikovna
      @harnikovna 3 года назад +17

      Technique is for loosers, real chad uses gravity

    • @AlterSchwedeWieGeil
      @AlterSchwedeWieGeil 2 года назад +14

      She said in an interview: just run really really fast and don't try to stay up. Do not lean back trying to keep balance. Lean forward as if you were running a sprint.
      When I Heard that it just made the whole event even more ridiculous

    • @ThePorpoisepower
      @ThePorpoisepower 2 года назад

      She's got a semi dislocated shoulder the doctors can't fix...

    • @nickdouglas736
      @nickdouglas736 2 года назад +1

      @@ThePorpoisepower sounds like a logical consequence

  • @didinecharles5235
    @didinecharles5235 5 лет назад +142

    I don’t understand it.. but it’s the most hilarious thing I’ve ever watched

    • @jonnybravo3055
      @jonnybravo3055 5 лет назад +10

      It's our tradition to run down a hill breaking limbs just to catch a piece of cheese which is impossible to catch. I'm white British and I have to say to this " Fucking white people" 😂😂😂x

    • @jonnybravo3055
      @jonnybravo3055 5 лет назад +2

      @IamTOXIC ML 👍🏼

    • @anaaguilar3304
      @anaaguilar3304 4 года назад +2

      Sometimes traditions don't make sense. That's kinda what makes it so great IMO . 😄 🤣

  • @GeographRick
    @GeographRick 3 года назад +16

    Racing after an uncatchable cheese wheel is one of the most British things I’ve seen.

  • @hyiux
    @hyiux 4 года назад +21

    Just watching this gave me joint pain.

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  4 года назад +8

      @Aquib Ejaz Just say "cheese" and you'll soon feel better.... 📸🧀😉

  • @isotropisch82
    @isotropisch82 Год назад +6

    Its a British tradition... I'm British and I'm as unlikely to do it as anyone else, but I'm pleased it happens in my country

  • @miguelhinostrozaaylas5290
    @miguelhinostrozaaylas5290 2 года назад +9

    00:01 Introduction.
    00:26 Where is located?
    00:51 History
    01:08 Some theories about the origin of the sport.
    01:54 Where does cheese come from?
    03:08 A travel to the hill
    03:46 Some techniques that competitors do.
    04:05 Risks to consider.

  • @Raiya_ru17
    @Raiya_ru17 2 года назад +8

    Even with good trail running shoes, this wet hill without paved track is still scary. I run in the mountains but I damn commend these crazy participants to tumble and hurt themselves to make it to the bottom of the hill first lol.

  • @stevenbecktel6144
    @stevenbecktel6144 2 года назад +5

    Flo is from there and looks like she had much training running down hills. Plus she is really determination to win. For sure a pro and loved the Netflix show.

  • @dominicchuckles9199
    @dominicchuckles9199 5 лет назад +19

    I remember in 1965 I used to do cheese rolling with my uncle and it was the best. Hi uncle Gregory.

  • @scrimblo3028
    @scrimblo3028 4 года назад +17

    Doing this is on my bucket list

  • @alexsurh1472
    @alexsurh1472 4 года назад +9

    People run down a hill
    Hole in ground: I'm about to end ankles whole career

  • @marciapeacock620
    @marciapeacock620 3 года назад +8

    And not a hair out of place , well done mate you did well.

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  3 года назад +3

      @Marcia Peacock We spare no effort to satisfy our viewers!😉💈🧼

  • @toriwatkins5918
    @toriwatkins5918 4 года назад +14

    This is where I’m from and I used to live right next to it my uncle broke his arm and it’s so worth it is so fun 😂 this is Gloucester

    • @largol33t1
      @largol33t1 4 года назад +1

      How the hell do people NOT break their necks?!

  • @jasonyoung7705
    @jasonyoung7705 4 года назад +8

    I can imagine Ron Swanson loving this event.

  • @largol33t1
    @largol33t1 4 года назад +16

    How the hell do you carry this out for so many years without someone breaking a neck?

    • @ItsKirbyTime
      @ItsKirbyTime 4 года назад +4

      People have broken their legs, dislocated collarbone's, concussions, maybe a few people have died idk

    • @ItsKirbyTime
      @ItsKirbyTime 4 года назад +8

      Looked it up, no one has died yet, just alot of injuries

    • @paulmcdonough1093
      @paulmcdonough1093 4 года назад +2

      @@ItsKirbyTime 3 have died fact

    • @ekspatriat
      @ekspatriat Год назад

      @@paulmcdonough1093 Wrong 0

  • @robloxgamesandhacks7346
    @robloxgamesandhacks7346 4 года назад +5

    Guy: by very happy cows
    The cows: 👁👄👁

  • @michaelmonteon34
    @michaelmonteon34 5 лет назад +9

    I recently dislocated my shoulder. I want to do this.

  • @johnmunro4952
    @johnmunro4952 4 года назад +4

    Very sensible approach 😂

  • @hummingbirdfeed
    @hummingbirdfeed 3 года назад +8

    the jackass crew should have done this one

  • @Wotsitorlabart
    @Wotsitorlabart Год назад

    A remnant of the games that took place during Cooper's Hill Wake held on top of the hill on Whit Monday.
    Others events included wrestling, shin kicking, girning, smock races, a maypole - and food and drink.

  • @skeptik2315
    @skeptik2315 4 года назад +5

    Did anyone else realize the dude that won went early? EXPOSED CHEATER!!! Lol

  • @bakilacat1
    @bakilacat1 2 года назад

    Thanks for the history of the cheese/cows….. awesome story!

  • @anymonkey70
    @anymonkey70 3 года назад +2

    i almost caught that cheese 10 years ago and even at my age i would still have a go. my tip is just keep running and stop rolling.

  • @mauriciovillamilbetancourt9003
    @mauriciovillamilbetancourt9003 5 лет назад +1

    The last will be the first... whaaat?? 😅😅😅😂😂😂 cool video.

  • @pedroportillo1585
    @pedroportillo1585 2 года назад +1

    How go you participate? Do you just show up and say you want to be a part of the race?

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  2 года назад +1

      @Pedro Portillo All you need to do is show up on time at the top of the hill and contact the organisers. 🧀

  • @melwalshmtb9121
    @melwalshmtb9121 5 лет назад +4

    Downhill Mountain Biking

  • @kwakakak
    @kwakakak 2 года назад +1

    this should be olympic sports

  • @BeHappy-ci6nl
    @BeHappy-ci6nl 5 лет назад +8

    Who is this Reporter ? I’ve seen him in movie or tv show 🧐

    • @DavidHudson
      @DavidHudson 5 лет назад +2

      He looks a bit like Andrew Flintoff.

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  5 лет назад +3

      Yes, Max Merrill is one of Euromaxx's hosts on TV.

  • @rajveerrautela3231
    @rajveerrautela3231 5 лет назад +1

    This cheese is way more worth than the richest man in the world.

  • @bika8716
    @bika8716 4 года назад +5

    It’s incredibly fun to do aswell 😅

  • @southernbreeze3278
    @southernbreeze3278 5 лет назад +5

    only in the UK, or maybe elsewhere in Europe

  • @byron946
    @byron946 5 лет назад +2

    Esse povo de minas gerais vão longe por um queijo!!😮🧀

  • @salmondealer
    @salmondealer 4 года назад +1

    Just watched on netflix. I thought for sure the girl with the toddler's haircut that won got a head start

    • @TheHarrip
      @TheHarrip 4 года назад +1

      That was a great start.
      🤣 Toddler hair cut.
      That's Florence Early.

  • @lionbear7706
    @lionbear7706 5 лет назад +4

    i need to do this!

    • @ThatGuy-79
      @ThatGuy-79 4 года назад

      What happen if someone put a knife there planted it and go in ur head yes u wanna do it yes

    • @priscillasapiain84
      @priscillasapiain84 4 года назад

      Right? It is so funny!!

  • @GigaJad
    @GigaJad 4 года назад +1

    that guy at 0:13 x)

  • @sailaab
    @sailaab 3 года назад +4

    Wondering if this still happened in 2021?
    As it was, sort of, cancelled in 2020.. due to the coronavirus pandemic.
    As in the humans didn't, but the cheese rolled.

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  3 года назад +3

      Sadly, it was cancelled again this year. However, it's going full cheese ahead next year 😁

  • @goth_dude6874
    @goth_dude6874 4 года назад +1

    What do the organisers have to pay for ? The cheese ?

    • @ThePorpoisepower
      @ThePorpoisepower 2 года назад +4

      They have mesh they need to put up to seperate the racers and spectators... somebody needs to mow the, porta potties, first aid team, honestly there's not a lot but there its not like they just show up and everything's ready to go.

  • @AmoralesRoss
    @AmoralesRoss 4 года назад

    Dude thats talking: it must be good to roll down a hill and almost break your bones!" :me: ._.

  • @mrsivvy3240
    @mrsivvy3240 Год назад

    I once did an escape room where we were mice and we had to steal the cheese in this it was kinda weird

  • @HiThere-xp7nt
    @HiThere-xp7nt 5 лет назад +9

    I remember when I did it once I was the second fastest runner

  • @growmiezhomiez8760
    @growmiezhomiez8760 3 года назад +1

    Hey, at least u tried.

  • @serious_black
    @serious_black 2 года назад +1

    Can anyone take part?
    People from other countries too?

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  2 года назад

      Yes. people from around the globe can participate!

    • @Wotsitorlabart
      @Wotsitorlabart Год назад

      ​@@dweuromaxx
      As long as you are as daft as a brush head.

  • @machinerygunnardkellyclark8347
    @machinerygunnardkellyclark8347 5 лет назад +4

    Well, this doesn’t seem to be viral

  • @resra45
    @resra45 5 лет назад +3

    in Germany/Austria we would say: KEINE SCHWÄCHE ZEIGEN!!!!

    • @lucyromero9011
      @lucyromero9011 4 года назад

      ... nur die harten kommen in den garten.

  • @josephbadger5234
    @josephbadger5234 Год назад

    Will he do it again?

  • @МаксимилианМолодой
    @МаксимилианМолодой 3 года назад +2

    Единственная игра в которой ты выигрывая проигрываешь)

  • @lucianb.3948
    @lucianb.3948 5 лет назад +2

    My bones or some cheese

  • @XxsimplyavaxX
    @XxsimplyavaxX 9 месяцев назад

    As someone from Gloucester,there’s no reason for us to do it 😭

  • @DavidHudson
    @DavidHudson 5 лет назад +4

    Love it!

  • @nuryasar117
    @nuryasar117 4 года назад

    00:30 very tight sweatpants. I like it 😁♥️

  • @MajorJimPlays
    @MajorJimPlays 2 года назад

    Had your haircut mate? Fuckin looks like it an all!

  • @surgefn754
    @surgefn754 5 лет назад +8

    How is that a sport

  • @danpaton9744
    @danpaton9744 4 года назад +5

    “The UK has no culture”
    *Gloucestershire*

    • @tamaracarter1836
      @tamaracarter1836 4 года назад +1

      Of course the UK has 1000’s of years of culture. Here are some of my favourite historical places in England alone:
      - *West England:*
      *Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
      Castle Combe, Wiltshire,
      Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire,
      Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire,
      Burford, Oxfordshire,
      Lacock, Wiltshire,
      Dunster, Somerset,
      Bibury, Gloucestershire,
      Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire,
      Lower Slaughter, Gloucestershire,
      Corsham, Wiltshire,
      Broadway Village, Worcestershire,
      Axbridge, Somerset,
      Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire,
      Woodstock, Oxfordshire.
      ------------------
      Bath, Somerset,
      Oxford, Oxfordshire,
      Wells, Somerset,
      Bristol (its own county) *well preserved 18th century section, as well as modern, vibrant areas,
      Salisbury, Wiltshire.
      *Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
      Salisbury Cathedral,
      Wells Cathedral,
      Gloucester Cathedral,
      Bath Abbey,
      Tewkesbury Abbey.
      *Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
      Blenheim Palace,
      Wilton House,
      Sudeley Castle,
      Dyrham Park,
      Berkeley Castle,
      Longleat House,
      Stourhead.
      - *South England:*
      *Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
      St. Ives, Cornwall,
      Rye, East Sussex,
      Corfe Castle Village, Dorset,
      Mousehole, Cornwall,
      Clovelly Village, Devon,
      Alfriston Village, East Sussex,
      Totnes, Devon,
      Polporro, Cornwall,
      Dartmouth, Devon,
      Sandwich Town, Kent,
      Cockington Village, Hampshire,
      Chilham Village, Kent,
      Arundel Town, West Sussex,
      Sherborne, Dorset.
      ----------------
      Canterbury, Kent,
      Brighton, East Sussex *a mix of charming/historic with new/vibrant,
      Rochester, Kent,
      Winchester, Hampshire,
      Exeter, Devon *heavily bombed in WW2 - yet retains charm in places.
      *Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
      Canterbury Cathedral,
      Winchester Cathedral,
      Exeter Cathedral,
      Sherborne Abbey.
      *Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
      Bodiam Castle,
      Arundel Castle,
      Leeds Castle *not actually in Leeds,
      Knole House,
      Dover Castle,
      Ightham Mote,
      Herstmonceux Castle,
      Highclere Castle,
      Hever Castle,
      Rochester Castle,
      Penshurst Place.
      - *North England:*
      *Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
      Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire,
      Ludlow, Shropshire,
      Bakewell, Derbyshire,
      Staithes, North Yorkshire,
      Hawkeshead Village, Cumbria,
      Haworth, West Yorkshire,
      Richmond, North Yorkshire,
      Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria,
      Grassington, North Yorkshire,
      Longnor Village, Staffordshire,
      Thornton-le-Dale, North Yorkshire,
      Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire,
      Whitby, North Yorkshire,
      Alnwick Town, Northumberland,
      Castleton, Derbyshire.
      ------------------
      York, North Yorkshire,
      Durham, County Durham,
      Chester, Cheshire,
      Southwell, Nottinghamshire.
      *Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
      Durham Cathedral,
      York Minster,
      Fountains Abbey *ruins,
      Beverley Minster,
      Southwell Minster,
      Rievaulx Abbey *ruins,
      Chester Cathedral,
      Whitby Abbey *ruins.
      *Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
      Chatsworth House,
      Alnwick Castle,
      Castle Howard,
      Stokesay Castle,
      Haddon Hall,
      Bamburgh Castle,
      Kedleston Hall,
      Hardwick Hall,
      Bolton Castle,
      Little Moreton Hall.
      - *East England:*
      *Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
      Lavenham, Suffolk,
      Stamford, Lincolnshire,
      Wendens Ambo Village, Essex,
      Kersey Village, Suffolk,
      Uppingham, Rutland,
      Saffron Walden, Essex,
      Little Walsingham, Norfolk,
      Houghton Village, Cambridgeshire,
      Clare Village, Suffolk,
      Chelsworth, Suffolk,
      Dedham Village, Essex,
      Castle Rising Village, Norfolk,
      Flatford, Suffolk.
      ----------------
      Cambridge, Cambridgeshire,
      Lincoln, Lincolnshire,
      Norwich, Norfolk,
      Ely, Cambridgeshire.
      *Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
      Lincoln Cathedral,
      Ely Cathedral,
      King’s College Chapel, Cambridge,
      Peterborough Cathedral,
      Norwich Cathedral.
      *Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
      Holkham Hall,
      Burghley House,
      Houghton Hall,
      Castle Rising,
      Belton House,
      Oxburgh Hall,
      Blickling Hall,
      Tattershall Castle.
      - *Central England:*
      *Pretty Villages and Towns/ Cities:*
      Turville, Buckinghamshire,
      Shere, Surrey,
      Denham Village, Buckinghamshire,
      Oundle, Northamptonshire,
      Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire,
      Amersham, Buckinghamshire,
      Weobley, Herefordshire,
      Woburn Village, Bedfordshire,
      Welford-on-Avon, Warwickshire,
      West Wycombe Village, Buckinghamshire,
      Ledbury, Herefordshire,
      Collyweston, Northamptonshire,
      Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire,
      Ilmington, Warwickshire,
      Pembridge Village, Herefordshire.
      ------------------
      Worcester, Worcestershire,
      Windsor Town, Berkshire,
      St Albans, Hertfordshire,
      Lichfield, Staffordshire.
      *Medieval Cathedrals/ Abbeys:*
      Worcester Cathedral,
      St. Albans Cathedral,
      Lichfield Cathedral,
      St. George’s Chapel, Windsor.
      *Medieval Castles/ Stately homes and Manor Houses:*
      Warwick Castle,
      Windsor Castle,
      Hatfield House,
      Baddesley Clinton Manor.
      - *London:*
      St. Paul’s Cathedral,
      Hampton Court Palace,
      Westminster Abbey,
      Tower of London,
      Baroque Maritime buildings in Greenwich.

    • @mikesaunders4775
      @mikesaunders4775 3 года назад

      @@tamaracarter1836 I think he was being ironic Tamara.

  • @dilekbayri4054
    @dilekbayri4054 4 года назад

    Pir xweşi👏👏

  • @WiliiamNoTell
    @WiliiamNoTell 2 года назад

    Lets go FLO !!!

  • @LastInvestor88
    @LastInvestor88 5 лет назад +1

    I'll pass

  • @paulmcdonough1093
    @paulmcdonough1093 4 года назад +3

    its a english thing we are a reckless bunch we just dont care

  • @hanifabibi177
    @hanifabibi177 Год назад +1

    Lm

  • @hugglescake
    @hugglescake 5 лет назад +1

    Cheesy rugby players are grodi.

  • @erwinheinz3206
    @erwinheinz3206 5 лет назад +4

    omg!

  • @lS-qp6zq
    @lS-qp6zq 5 лет назад +1

    👌🏽

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  5 лет назад +3

      Thank you for staying tuned to www.youtube/dweuromaxx

  • @stanmarsh912
    @stanmarsh912 Год назад

    I'm happy this isn't an American tradition.

    • @dWFnZWVr
      @dWFnZWVr 11 месяцев назад

      Ya’ll have no tradition, I’ve got yogurt in my fridge with more culture than the US.

  • @hanifabibi177
    @hanifabibi177 Год назад +1

    L.

  • @Sall2015
    @Sall2015 4 года назад

    Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

  • @chrisr7597
    @chrisr7597 10 месяцев назад

    😂

  • @MrBalaki97
    @MrBalaki97 4 года назад

    I imagine all these people taking lsd

  • @badabing9234
    @badabing9234 3 года назад

    He tried I guess but mannn if you're gonna do it dont tip toe like oh oh dont get hurt I'm scared woo oh wait I better fall so it looks good..throws self down. Weak

    • @dweuromaxx
      @dweuromaxx  3 года назад

      Hehe... i take it your approach would be the 'throw yourself down enthusiastically' one, then

    • @badabing9234
      @badabing9234 3 года назад

      @@dweuromaxx you betcha.. if you're gonna act a fool go all in not half assed lol

  • @asifaliranarana9820
    @asifaliranarana9820 8 месяцев назад

    Ahahah one of the besttttttttttt

  • @gabriellucasf.s3922
    @gabriellucasf.s3922 5 лет назад

    👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍

  • @hanifabibi177
    @hanifabibi177 Год назад +1

    Lm.

  • @AmoralesRoss
    @AmoralesRoss 4 года назад

    Who would ever do this? Fools apparently or people who dont care about their bones .,.

  • @angellv113
    @angellv113 5 лет назад

    🤣🤣🙌🙌

  • @aviationshorts4333
    @aviationshorts4333 4 года назад

    lort

  • @anitahendricks
    @anitahendricks 3 года назад

  • @fgvevdbcbvng
    @fgvevdbcbvng 9 месяцев назад

    Dumbest thig ever 🥴

  • @dominicchuckles9199
    @dominicchuckles9199 5 лет назад

    How did they get cows on camera everyone knows they went extinct. Hi uncle Gregory

  • @spdutahraptor777
    @spdutahraptor777 5 лет назад

    I would expect this from Muricans

    • @char1137
      @char1137 5 лет назад

      Seba1805 they have power wheel racing, which is technically more fun...

    • @jamescopeland8050
      @jamescopeland8050 4 года назад

      @@char1137 - In the UK, we also have the wife carrying competition, and the stinging nettle competition, and the bog snorkling competition lol. All of them are also long traditions which people may find totally crazy at first lol.

    • @paulmcdonough1093
      @paulmcdonough1093 4 года назад

      brits are far more crazy than yanks,

    • @edgarpryor3233
      @edgarpryor3233 3 года назад

      Most Muricans can trace their ancestry to the UK.

  • @derektaylor6389
    @derektaylor6389 2 года назад

    it is not kilometres it is miles get it right

  • @hanifabibi177
    @hanifabibi177 Год назад +1

    Lm

  • @hanifabibi177
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    L.

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    L.