Gloucestershire's Chase the Cheese rolling attracts giant crowds from all over the world!

There was the Monaco Grand Prix, FA Cup Final, and the French Open over the weekend, but none were as exhilarating as the annual Gloucestershire 'Chase the Cheese' race.

According to Sky News, Competitors ran, fell, and slid down the near-vertical bank at Coopers Hill, dropping a whopping 200 yards (180 meters) in an attempt to catch a wheel of Double Gloucester cheese.

The annual event could have been going on for centuries, and now attracts people from all over the world to take on the daredevil task. However, the Tewkesbury Borough Safety Advisory Group has declared it unsafe, but with tradition, people still flock to do it every year.

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There were three men's and one women's race on the day, with winners coming from Australia, Germany and the United States, and a local man called Josh Shepherd.

The biggest star attraction at the event was streaming and YouTube star 'IShowSpeed,' who competed in one of the men's races and came fourth in his first attempt at the grueling challenge.

Speed, who has over 16 million followers on Instagram, paid a visit to the medical attempt after his run, with the American suffering bruising on his way down the steep hill.

The Guardian reports an estimated 5000 people turned up to watch the action unfold, with the BBC also live-streaming the event for the first time.

This year's event was especially challenging for competitors, with recent rain causing extra slippery mud. To combat the challenge, the local rugby club stood at the bottom of the hill to catch the stumbling people.

The first written evidence of the event was found in a message written to the Gloucester Town Crier in 1826. Still, back then, it was considered an old tradition.

Dozens of children and adults descend on the troubling slope but compete in a much slower and safer format, which is traditionally held on a late May bank holiday. Would you be daredevil enough to take on the challenge?

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