Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Europe is scheduled to include an excursion to the French Pyrenees mountain range on Tuesday. The first day of talks in Paris focused on trade policy and Ukraine with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The Élysée Palace said a more personal aspect of the visit is planned for Tuesday. Xi and Macron plan to arrive at the Col du Tourmalet, one of the highest paved mountain passes in the Pyrenees, at around
breakaway to win stage six of the tour de france femmes. the dane held off the peleton to give her movistar team their second win at this year s tour. belgian lotte kopecky finished third and leads the race byjust under a minute ahead of tomorrow s crucial climb up the col du tourmalet. plenty more at bbc.com /sport but that s the latest from the bbc sport centre. if you are a football fan and you been following the european transfers like me you ll know only two way there s a new major new buyer in the market. it is saudi arabia, they are the new china, spending billions attracting some of europe s biggest talent to the saudi pro league. and as you look at that list of players who have taken the money, you will notice a pattern, most of them have been transferred on a fee, most are in their 30s looking for a last big move, most of them, if not all, have played champions league football. the saudi spending is part of wider national strategy. the crown prince aims to establish his count