Competitor Christophe Riffaud shears a sheep on June 9, 2018 during the 24 hours sheep shearing contest in Coulonges, western France. Over the course of the 24-hour contest more than 2,500 sheep are shorn by two teams of three shearers with an average of one sheep per minute. (Photo/Agencies)
Assistants handle the wool from freshly shorn sheep on June 9, 2018 during the 24 hours sheep shearing contest in Coulonges, western France. Over the course of the 24-hour contest more than 2,500 sheep are shorn by two teams of three shearers with an average of one sheep per minute. (Photo/Agencies)
Assistants handle the wool from freshly shorn sheep on June 9, 2018 during the 24 hours sheep shearing contest in Coulonges, western France. Over the course of the 24-hour contest more than 2,500 sheep are shorn by two teams of three shearers with an average of one sheep per minute. (Photo/Agencies)
Competitor Gilles Grancher shears a sheep on June 9, 2018 during the 24 hours sheep shearing contest in Coulonges, western France. Over the course of the 24-hour contest more than 2,500 sheep are shorn by two teams of three shearers with an average of one sheep per minute. (Photo/Agencies)