The 23 year old has been riding for Pat's Veg in the National Road Series (NRS) in Australia and in the Victorian Road Series (VRS) with the goal of impressing the folk at Drapac Professional Cycling.
He leads the VRS and has three stage wins in the highly competitive NRS. Those results have led to Drapac offering the promising sprinter a trainee contract. It is effectively a three month trial, and Evans' first opportunity to show what he is capable of will be in China next month.
Evans will ride in the nine day Tour of Hainan as a lead out rider. He will also be a sort of a mule - the guy who is loaded down with extra water bottles and bananas.
And if a rider slips off the back of the peloton, it will probably be Evans who will have to drop back in support.
He is the apprentice, so that means he will get all the crappy jobs. But it is a start, and a good showing from Evans could mean a contract upgrade to a fulltime role next season.
''It is a pretty big opportunity,'' Evans said.
''The team is sending its A squad. It [the Tour of Hainan] is a sprint orientated race, so I'll be working in the lead out train. Rather than going for my own results I'll actually be a worker for them.
''But there are a couple of harder days on the hill where I might have my own opportunity.
''The guys in the team have been professionals for a number of years and I'm the new guy on the block, so I'll definitely be the worker, but I'm keen to learn as much as I can.''
One new team mate Evans is keen to impress is 2004 Olympic dual gold medallist Graeme Brown. Brown won gold with the Australian pursuit team and another with Stuart O'Grady in the madison.
''He has ridden in the Tour de France and been a professional in Europe for many years, so I'm looking forward to working with him.''
Evans has raced in China before. He competed in some amateur races two years ago and went to the World University Games in Shenzhen in 2011.
''The amateur races I did over there have certainly prepared me for the challenges I will face over there with the pollution, the heat and humidity.''
Evans will return to his racing base in Melbourne next Thursday and will compete in an NRS race before leaving for China in mid October. The Tour of Hainan starts on October 20.
