GLOUCESTERSHIRE, England (CBS4) - A veteran from Colorado is the big cheese in England.
The annual "Cheese Roll" races took place at Cooper's Hill near Gloucestershire on Monday. The object is simple -- toss a wheel of cheese down a very, very steep hill and roll down after it.
Dressed in red, white and blue, Army veteran Kenny Rackers from Colorado Springs came up with the prize.
"I came over 3,000 or 4,000 miles just for this race. I put it on my bucket list and today it was to win and that's what I did," Rackers said.
Daredevils from across the world converge on the town of Brockworth during the country's Bank Holiday for the event. Rolling down the hill is dangerous and some contestants break legs or arms.
This year the cheese was replaced by a piece of heavy foam.
Colorado Springs-based American Kenny Rackers celebrates winning the first race at Cooper's Hill during the annual Bank Holiday tradition of cheese-rolling on May 27, 2013 in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England. Although no longer a officially organized event since 2009, thousands of spectators still gathered to watch contestants from around the world tumbling down the 200m slope, which has a 1:1 gradient in parts, in a series of races that are said to date back hundreds of years, with the winner of each receiving a cheese. Injuries such as broken arms and legs are commonplace. (credit: CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)Colorado Springs-based American Kenny Rackers celebrates winning the first race at Cooper's Hill during the annual Bank Holiday tradition of cheese-rolling on May 27, 2013 in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England. Although no longer a officially organized event since 2009, thousands of spectators still gathered to watch contestants from around the world tumbling down the 200m slope, which has a 1:1 gradient in parts, in a series of races that are said to date back hundreds of years, with the winner of each receiving a cheese. Injuries such as broken arms and legs are commonplace. (credit: CARL COURT/AFP/Getty Images)
