{"id":16470,"date":"2025-04-06T23:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T21:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/?p=16470"},"modified":"2025-04-06T23:27:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T21:27:11","slug":"julien-epaillard-a-fond-d-bale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/news\/2025\/04\/06\/julien-epaillard-a-fond-d-bale\/","title":{"rendered":"Julien Epaillard \u00e0 fond d&rsquo;B\u00e2le !"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434537233_e35c6d096f_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16475 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434537233_e35c6d096f_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434537233_e35c6d096f_k-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434537233_e35c6d096f_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434537233_e35c6d096f_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dans une finale haletante, Julien Epaillard et Donatello d\u2019Auge ont \u00e9crit l\u2019histoire ce dimanche en remportant la\u00a0finale de la Coupe du monde de B\u00e2le. Le duo tricolore devient ainsi le\u00a0deuxi\u00e8me couple fran\u00e7ais\u00a0\u00e0 inscrire son nom au palmar\u00e8s de ce prestigieux championnat (jusque l\u00e0, seul Bruno Broucqsault avait r\u00e9alis\u00e9 cette performance, c&rsquo;\u00e9tait en 2004 avec Dil\u00e8me de C\u00e8phe).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le Normand, r\u00e9put\u00e9 pour sa vitesse fulgurante et sa pr\u00e9cision, a une fois de plus prouv\u00e9 qu\u2019il \u00e9tait l\u2019un des meilleurs cavaliers du monde. Sa performance avec Donatello d&rsquo;Auge leur permet de devancer&nbsp;Ben Maher, en selle sur&nbsp;Point Break et Kevin Staut avec Visconti du Telman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434535808_7dbf145b03_k.jpg\" alt=\"Podium Basel\" class=\"wp-image-16476 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434535808_7dbf145b03_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434535808_7dbf145b03_k-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434535808_7dbf145b03_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434535808_7dbf145b03_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(\u00a9 FEI\/Benjamin Clark)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Un sc\u00e9nario \u00e0 suspense jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la derni\u00e8re seconde<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br>On a craint un temps pour cette ultime journ\u00e9e \u00e0 la St jakobshalle un loup\u00e9 du chef de piste en premi\u00e8re manche. Il faut dire que les sans faute s&rsquo;enchainaient (10 sur 24 cavaliers au final). Mais force est de constater que les favoris (en tout cas ceux qui le restaient apr\u00e8s les deux premi\u00e8re journ\u00e9es) \u00e9taient quasi tous toujours en lice avant l&rsquo;ultime confrontation. D\u00e8s cette premi\u00e8re manche, Julien Epaillard avait donn\u00e9 le ton : un sans-faute de grande classe qui pla\u00e7ait le couple en t\u00eate du classement provisoire. Mais la deuxi\u00e8me manche n&rsquo;allait, elle, pas se r\u00e9v\u00e9ler de tout repos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434533923_3c5a12d164_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16478 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434533923_3c5a12d164_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434533923_3c5a12d164_k-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434533923_3c5a12d164_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434533923_3c5a12d164_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(\u00a9 FEI\/Benjamin Clark)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sur un parcours particuli\u00e8rement technique con\u00e7u par G\u00e9rard Lachat, jalonn\u00e9 de combinaisons d\u00e9licates et d\u2019un oxer final redout\u00e9, les fautes se sont encha\u00een\u00e9es pour les cadors. D&rsquo;autres, par contre, ont poursuivi leur remont\u00e9e. \u00c0 l&rsquo;instar de Daniel Coyle. L&rsquo;Irlandais qui montait Incredible (Clinton x Heartbreaker) et qui n&rsquo;est sanctionn\u00e9 que de deux points de temps au terme des deux manches finales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pour d&rsquo;autre cela se passait moins bien. Le trac\u00e9 de cette ultime manche s\u2019est r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9 technique et s\u00e9lectif, \u00e0 l\u2019image de l&rsquo;oxer 9 ou du double num\u00e9ro 11, v\u00e9ritables juges de paix. Des cavaliers comme&nbsp;Martin Fuchs,&nbsp;Max K\u00fchner&nbsp;ou encore&nbsp;\u00c9douard Schmitz&nbsp;ont vu l\u00e0 leurs chances s&rsquo;\u00e9vaporer. Henrik von Eckermann, double tenant du titre, voit son r\u00eave de tripl\u00e9 s\u2019envoler en fautant lui aussi sur l\u2019oxer 9 avec&nbsp;Iliana.&nbsp;Lillie Keenan, jusque-l\u00e0 impressionnante avec Kick On (Warrior x Caretino Glory), craque en fin de parcours. Trois fautes an\u00e9antissent les espoirs de podium de la New-yorkaise qui finit \u00e0 la 9\u00e8me place&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mention sp\u00e9ciale au couple allemand&nbsp;Sophie Hinners &#8211; Iron Dames My Prins (Zilverstar T x Winningmood), auteur d\u2019un magnifique sans-faute, ainsi qu\u2019\u00e0&nbsp;Richard Vogel, impressionnant de fluidit\u00e9 avec&nbsp;United Touch S (Untouched x Lux Z), dans ce qui fut sans doute l\u2019un de ses plus beaux parcours du week-end. Au final, l&rsquo;amazone et le cavalier (en couple dans la vie) terminent respectivement 5\u00e8me et 6\u00e8me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La victoire allait se jouer avec Staut. Le Fran\u00e7ais qui sur Visconti du Telman (Toulon x Dollar du Murier) offrait une prestation de premier ordre mais butait, lui aussi, sur l&rsquo;oxer 9. Assez toutefois pour rester leader provisoire surtout apr\u00e8s le rat\u00e9 de Lillie Keennan. Staut avait alors le podium assur\u00e9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mais Ben Maher aussi comptait bien s&#8217;emparer de la t\u00eate du classement. Ce qu&rsquo;il fit prestement et ce, malgr\u00e9 une faute aussi avec Point Break\u00a0(Action-Breaker x Balou du Rouet).  Le Britannique \u00e9galait le score de Staut mais prenait la t\u00eate en mettant du coup la pression sur Julien Epaillard qui pouvait alors, compte tenu de son avance, se permettre une faute&#8230;mais pas deux. Pourtant lors de son ultime parcours, \u00e0 deux reprises l&rsquo;autre cavalier normand va toucher du bois pour finalement faire tomber une barre \u00e0 l&rsquo;entr\u00e9e du double 11. Mais ce sera la seule&#8230;Le fran\u00e7ais pouvait alors laisser \u00e9clater sa joie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00ab\u00a0<em>Je ne pense pas que mon coeur serait capable de tenir face \u00e0 une telle pression chaque semaine<\/em>.\u00a0\u00bb d\u00e9clarait Julien \u00c9paillard \u00e0 l&rsquo;issue de sa victoire. \u00ab\u00a0<em>Avec l&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience malgr\u00e9 tout, ce type de pression on finit par l&rsquo;aimer. Cette semaine, pour moi cette pression s&rsquo;est r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9e positive et j&rsquo;ai pleinement appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 cette semaine \u00e0 B\u00e2le. Donatello a tr\u00e8s bien saut\u00e9 toute la semaine Je pense qu&rsquo;il a appr\u00e9ci\u00e9 le sol qui \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s agr\u00e9able ici. De plus, j&rsquo;ai essay\u00e9 d&rsquo;avoir un bon plan pour cette finale. Je voulais arriver ici avec mon cheval en pleine forme. Cela ne marche pas toujours, mais cette fois-ci, je pense que c&rsquo;\u00e9tait le cas. Aujourd&rsquo;hui, Donatello \u00e9tait un peu fatigu\u00e9, comme tous les chevaux je pense, car c&rsquo;est une longue semaine avec de grandes \u00e9preuves. Cependant, je le connais bien, il essaie toujours de m&rsquo;aider. Il a l&rsquo;exp\u00e9rience et la technique, et il peut sauter facilement sans trop d&rsquo;effort et cela m&rsquo;a aid\u00e9.<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb conclut le champion fran\u00e7ais.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434537768_8a25f3cf04_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16474 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434537768_8a25f3cf04_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434537768_8a25f3cf04_k-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434537768_8a25f3cf04_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434537768_8a25f3cf04_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La deuxi\u00e8me place avait tout de m\u00eame un petit go\u00fbt amer pour le cavalier britannique. \u00ab\u00a0<em>C&rsquo;est toujours difficile de passer si pr\u00e8s du but et de ne pas gagner, mais f\u00e9licitations \u00e0 Julien.<br>Quand il gagne le premier jour et qu&rsquo;il garde la t\u00eate tout du long \u2026 Il est difficile de le d\u00e9passer, quel que soit le jour! J&rsquo;ai commis une erreur de cavalier vendredi, je n&rsquo;ai pas assez bien travaill\u00e9 et j&rsquo;ai fait une faute. Aujourd&rsquo;hui mon cheval s&rsquo;est senti un peu fatigu\u00e9 dans le dernier tour, mais il m&rsquo;a tout donn\u00e9. C&rsquo;\u00e9tait une touche tr\u00e8s l\u00e9g\u00e8re, mais ce n&rsquo;\u00e9tait pas suffisant aujourd&rsquo;hui. Je suis tr\u00e8s fier de mon cheval. La semaine a \u00e9t\u00e9 difficile sur le plan physique et je suis tr\u00e8s heureux du r\u00e9sultat.<\/em>\u00a0\u00bb conclut Ben Maher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1639\" height=\"2048\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54433183197_d5fd2043ee_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16481 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54433183197_d5fd2043ee_k.jpg 1639w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54433183197_d5fd2043ee_k-912x1140.jpg 912w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54433183197_d5fd2043ee_k-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54433183197_d5fd2043ee_k-1229x1536.jpg 1229w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1639px) 100vw, 1639px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1639px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1639\/2048;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(\u00a9 FEI\/Liz Gregg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sur la troisi\u00e8me marche, Kevin Staut offrait \u00e0 la France un podium historique et concluait la semaine avec le sentiment du devoir accompli. Et ce pas seulement \u00e0 titre personnel.<br>\u00ab\u00a0<em>Je suis tout simplement heureux. Pour moi, mais aussi pour le sport \u00e9questre en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. Nous devons remercier les organisateurs, les concepteurs de parcours et les sponsors qui rendent ce type de spectacle possible. Nous devons \u00e9galement f\u00e9liciter tous les athl\u00e8tes qui ont fait un travail remarquable tout au long de la semaine. Ce sport n&rsquo;est pas seulement formidable, il est merveilleux lorsqu&rsquo;il est pratiqu\u00e9 comme il l&rsquo;a \u00e9t\u00e9 cette semaine. Nous avons un merveilleux gagnant, et nous devons \u00eatre fiers, tous autant que nous sommes, de ce qui a \u00e9t\u00e9 produit cette semaine.<\/em>\u00ab\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434534098_8e76516cc9_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16477 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434534098_8e76516cc9_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434534098_8e76516cc9_k-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434534098_8e76516cc9_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434534098_8e76516cc9_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(\u00a9 FEI\/Benjamin Clark)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Katherine A. Dinan s&rsquo;offre l\u2019\u00e9preuve finale.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Si Julien Epaillard a remport\u00e9 le classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, c\u2019est bien l\u2019Am\u00e9ricaine Katherine A. Dinan qui a sign\u00e9 la meilleure performance du jour en d\u00e9roulant un superbe sans-faute avec sa fid\u00e8le Out of the Blue. Ma\u00eetrise, fluidit\u00e9 et pr\u00e9cision : la cavali\u00e8re de 30 ans a parfaitement n\u00e9goci\u00e9 les difficult\u00e9s du parcours, s\u2019offrant ainsi une victoire de prestige dans cette ultime manche (Elle termine 8\u00e8me du g\u00e9n\u00e9ral). D\u00e9j\u00e0 tr\u00e8s r\u00e9guli\u00e8re sur le circuit indoor cet hiver, elle confirme ici qu\u2019il faudra compter sur elle dans les ann\u00e9es \u00e0 venir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>B\u00e2le, terre de confirmations et de r\u00e9v\u00e9lations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cette finale 2025 aura tenu toutes ses promesses : du grand sport, des \u00e9motions et des rebondissements jusqu\u2019au bout. Le public suisse, venu en nombre, a vibr\u00e9 pour ses champions et salu\u00e9 la r\u00e9ussite de leurs concurrents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434655725_5b6ab3a48c_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16473 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434655725_5b6ab3a48c_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434655725_5b6ab3a48c_k-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434655725_5b6ab3a48c_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434655725_5b6ab3a48c_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1365;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(\u00a9 FEI\/Benjamin Clark)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pour Julien Epaillard, cette victoire sonne comme une cons\u00e9cration. Il aura \u00e9t\u00e9 imp\u00e9rial tout au long du championnat, ne laissant que les accessits \u00e0 ses adversaires. Son choix de ne pas disputer le barrage de l&rsquo;\u00e9preuve du deuxi\u00e8me jours peut-\u00eatre discutable. Mais c&rsquo;\u00e9tait un choix, semble t&rsquo;il, payant qui a peut-\u00eatre pr\u00e9serv\u00e9 Donatello comme il le fallait en vue des deux manches finales de dimanche.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434107726_d78beafb98_k.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16479 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434107726_d78beafb98_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434107726_d78beafb98_k-1140x760.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434107726_d78beafb98_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/54434107726_d78beafb98_k-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2048px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2048\/1366;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(\u00a9 FEI\/Liz Gregg)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Le classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la Finale de Coupe du monde \u00e0 B\u00e2le <a href=\"https:\/\/results.hippodata.de\/2025\/2536\/docs\/wcf_final_standings_basel_2025.pdf\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le classement de la derni\u00e8re \u00e9preuve de la Finale de Coupe du monde \u00e0 B\u00e2le <a href=\"https:\/\/results.hippodata.de\/2025\/2536\/docs\/r_14c___.pdf\">here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(photo cover et podium \u00a9 FEI\/Benjamin Clark)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dans une finale haletante, Julien Epaillard et Donatello d\u2019Auge ont \u00e9crit l\u2019histoire ce dimanche en remportant la\u00a0finale de la Coupe du monde de B\u00e2le. Le duo tricolore devient ainsi le\u00a0deuxi\u00e8me couple fran\u00e7ais\u00a0\u00e0 inscrire son nom au palmar\u00e8s de ce prestigieux championnat (jusque l\u00e0, seul Bruno Broucqsault avait r\u00e9alis\u00e9 cette performance, c&rsquo;\u00e9tait en 2004 avec Dil\u00e8me [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[279,436,229],"class_list":["post-16470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-coupe-du-monde","tag-donatello-dauge","tag-julien-epaillard"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Julien Epaillard \u00e0 fond d&#039;B\u00e2le ! &#8212; So Horse<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Julien \u00c9paillard et Donatello d\u2019Auge ont \u00e9crit l\u2019histoire ce dimanche en remportant la\u00a0finale de la Coupe du monde de B\u00e2le.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sohorse.eu\/en\/news\/2025\/04\/06\/julien-epaillard-a-fond-d-bale\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Julien Epaillard \u00e0 fond d&#039;B\u00e2le ! 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