Feast of fun and entertainment at Tour Down Under's Riverbank event

FROM Tour Down Under racing to a food truck festival, this Sunday promises a feast of activity and entertainment along the Riverbank.

Onca AIS rider Carlee Taylor, who will be racing in the Santos Women's Cup. Picture: Roy V...

FROM Tour Down Under racing to a food truck festival, this Sunday promises a feast of activity and entertainment along the Riverbank.

The TDU People's Choice Classic and Santos Women's Cup will all happen on the Tour's new 2km circuit along Victoria and War Memorial drives.

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Tens of thousands of spectators will be able to enjoy the action while munching on the offerings of a Fork On The Road food truck festival next to the track.

Team UniSA mentor and former Tour Down Under champion Patrick Jonker says teams used to the old East End prologue circuit will have to adjust to the new track for the Classic, which has some tricky corners requiring more braking and accelerating.

That will even out the field and even make a successful breakaway possible.

"It will be great for the crowds because it gives a chance for the outsiders to take a win," Jonker says.

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While the men's Classic is a warm up for the Tour, the Santos Women's Cup opener is the real deal for points in a three-race series, Orica AIS rider Carlee Taylor says.

"Coming straight from nationals (in Victoria), the standard of racing is going to be really high," she says.

"We've got almost the whole team racing so we're going in to try and win the series as well as every stage."

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Fork On The Road will run from noon-8.30pm with 30 food sellers at the corner of King William Rd, War Memorial Drive and Sir Edwin Smith Ave.

The Santos Women's Cup race is at 5.45pm and the People's Choice Classic at 7.15pm.