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Woolsack Races

You are in: Gloucestershire > Our Crazy County > Woolsack Races > Woolsack wonderings Every year, Gumstool Hill is pounded by people watching the famous Tetbury Woolsack Races but it's also a place to ...
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Chasing cheese wheels or lugging sacks of wool, UK competitors embrace quirky extreme races

LONDON — Dairy-loving daredevils threw caution to the wind Monday for one of Britain’s most extreme annual events: Cheese rolling. Cheered by several thousand spectators, scores of reckless racers ...
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Woolsack race - fastest youth team

In May 1997, a youth team called the Raggy Dolls from Sir William Romney school (UK) completed the World Woolsack Championship race in a record 3 min 20.01 sec. The Annual Woolsack Champion Races, ...
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Woolsack race - fastest male

Pete Roberts (UK) achieved the fastest men's individual time with 45.94 sec in the 2007 World Woolsack Championships. The event is held annually at Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK, and involves ...
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Woolsack Races

You are in: Gloucestershire > Our Crazy County > Woolsack Races > Woolsack Races: Your thoughts Have you ever seen, or taken part in, the Tetbury Woolsack Races? Help us educate others by sharing your ...