The 23-year-old moved to Melbourne earlier this year to ride for development team Pat's Veg in the National Road Series (NRS) in Australia and in the Victorian Road Series (VRS).
Some impressive results have seen Drapac Professional Cycling reward Evans with a trainee contract.
The promising sprinter is effectively on a three-month trial and the tour is his first opportunity to impress his new team.
Evans is very aware he is on the bottom of the ladder and will be required to do the donkey work.
''It is a pretty big opportunity,'' Evans told the Taieri Times last month.
''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.
''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.
''There are a couple of harder days on the hill where I might have my own opportunity.''
Evans will ride alongside 2004 Olympic dual gold medallist Graeme Brown.
''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 competed in China before.
He went to the World University Games in Shenzhen in 2011 and believes that experience will stand him in good stead for the challenges ahead.
The Tour of Hainan starts on October 20.
