Just got back from my ride on-time towards this world renowned event. Didn't realise it's an all day event.
Anyone ever been? I can imagine it would take a special set of skills to ride down that hill.
The BBC commentary is wonderful. Its ironic, funny, sarcastic and profound. A proper treat.
The event is absolute insanity. If you survive the descent, and still have some momentum, you will be met my a row of local rugby players who will take great delight in helping you to slow down flattening you with a brutal rugby tackle.
Cheese! Cheese! Cheese!
I did it years ago (2006/7/8 IIRC?) It looks steep on the telly, but that really doesn't do it justice, it is much steeper than that. Luckily it was wet when I did it so the ground was fairly soft and I emerged unscathed.
Do it, it's great fun
Do it, it's great fun
At 105 kgs I would be like that boulder Indiana Jones was avoiding. Plus I've a knee replacement due.
BBC commentary is very funny. Just the right amount of irony.
The Netflix documentary 'We Are The Champions' is one of those little TV gems. The first episode is the cheese rolling and the slo-mo filming is almost like a ballet. It majors on all round lunatic and serial winner Florence Early, who is charming and hilarious. Well worth a viewing
At 105 kgs I would be like that boulder Indiana Jones was avoiding.
I don't know what that is in normal units but I'm only 10st4, so probably a little lighter. It didn't appear to make any difference to anything, big or small fell at the same speed
Second time spectating, ladies race start 
I was talking to a competitor on the way back down, had a finger at some unnatural angle though wasn't going to A&E as his dad has told him he would pull it back into place when he got home. At the end of the race he had rushed over show his mate his finger only to find he had taken a bad knock and was being stretchered off, so though himself lucky... This was the first mens race.
Plus I've a knee replacement due.
Opportunity to jump the queue?
Is global warming affecting this event? What happens if the cheese melts, fondue wrestling?
Went to spectate a couple of years ago, the hill is much steeper than it appears on TV - and it's very busy, you need to be there really early to grab a decent spot.
I'd probably have had a go in my youth, not now though with two collarbone surgeries to my name.
16.5st, thanks. Could have worked it out myself but couldn't be bothered🤣 I find it odd when people give the weights of humans in kilograms, it's just a number to me, I have to convert to stone to know if that's light or heavy. Same with heights, is a 170cm person tall or short? No idea. I know 6'4" is tall and 5'2" is short for instance, and that the average British man is 5'10" but have no reference point for metric.
All heights should be given in feet, apart from horses.
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As an aside, that does seem light for an ostrich, they are big! But then I guess a lot of the bulk on the body is feathers and birds do have really light bones. Have flightless birds developed greater bone density to help running as lighter skeletons aren't required any longer? Sorry, drifting a little from cheese rolling
I don't know what that is in normal units
To convert you just divide by 1.
birds do have really light bones
Thats a bit of a myth. The structure is different but percentage of mass attributed to total mass of a bird and mammal pf the same size are surprisingly similar and some bords have quite dense skeletons
