Between each of the downhill races there’s also an uphill race for those who prefer fit to fast, in which competitors claw, grope and strain to the top of Cooper’s Hill. If you haven’t chased cheese in anger by the races’ end, you can always join the hordes testing out the course with unofficial sprints/tumbles down the hill.
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