A YouTuber has gone back-to-back in winning the men’s first downhill race at the annual cheese rolling race in Brockworth, England.
Extreme sports have always intrigued the internet and thrill-seekers, and the annual cheese-rolling race in Gloucestershire, which has been held since 1826, is right up there. As the name suggests, competitors chase rolls of cheese down a steep hill at high speeds, and the first person to catch it wins.
Despite the big risk of injury and viral clips, there isn’t a big cash prize on offer. Instead, the winner of the men’s and women’s races scores themselves an 8lb wheel of double Gloucester cheese.
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For the longest time, the race was only undertaken by locals, but over the last few years, more and more outsiders have gotten involved. YouTube star IShowSpeed competed in the 2024 edition but ended up finishing in fourth.
German YouTuber Tooleko wins cheese-rolling race again
Instead, last year’s title was won by German YouTuber Tom Kopke, who returned in 2025 to defend his title of winning the first race. And, he did just that.
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“It was crazy. This year was different. Last year the hill was muddy and this year it was dry and dangerous and people got injured,” Kopke, who has 366,000 subscribers on his ‘Tooleko’ YouTube channel, told reporters.
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“I shut off my brain and went for it. All the people at the top said they were going to steal my title but this is mine. I worked for this. I risked my life for this. It’s my cheese. Back to back.”
Cheese chasing champion two times in a row – what an incredible sporting achievement from German Tom Kopke who emerged victorious at the Cooper’s Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake in Gloucestershire for a second time.
“It’s my cheese – back to back”pic.twitter.com/baFi1f4RXG
— German Embassy London (@GermanEmbassy) May 27, 2025
As noted, the race is incredibly dangerous. Competitors regularly come away with bumps and cuts, with others ending up in the hospital with broken bones. A number of clips have already gone viral from this year’s race, including one man tumbling head over heels while running down the hill.
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Kopke had plenty of scrapes on his body to go along with the glory and wheel of cheese, but the back-to-back successes are certainly something.
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