German YouTuber Tom Kopke won the notoriously dangerous annual cheese-rolling race at Cooper’s Hill on Bank Holiday Monday.
Kope chased down the 8lb wheel of Double Gloucester to make it back-to-back wins for the German speed merchant.
The second men’s race was won by Luke Preece, from Gloucester, who flew down the hill race dressed in a Superman costume – and the final men’s downhill race was won by Byron Smith, 33, from New Zealand.
The women’s race was won by Ava Sender Logan, who was racing for the Refugee Community Kitchen, which supports displaced people in northern France and homeless people in London and Edinburgh.
The cheese is chased 200 yards down the 1:2 gradient hill in Brockworth.
Competitors travelled from across the world to take part in the series of daredevil races.
This year’s event prompted a safety warning from the local ambulance, police and fire services.
Tewkesbury Borough Council’s Lead Member for Environmental Services, Councillor Murray Stewart, said “The cheese rolling at Cooper’s Hill is a unique tradition in our county and we have no desire to stop it.
“However, as the event does not have an official organiser, the relevant documentation and plans detailing how members of the public will be kept safe, has not been submitted.
“The Safety Advisory Group has been left with no alternative other than to declare the event unsafe and has a duty to share this with the public.”
