Caleb Yuan does not usually give his all in individual time trials, but the second stage of the Giro d'Italia in Budapest served as a fitness test for the Australian after a big crash on day one.

Although no broken bones were reported for Ewan, the Rotton Soudal rider took a hard hit to his left side and lost some skin. However, Ewan's overnight sleep was not significantly disturbed by the injury, and he was cautiously optimistic that his Saturday awakening would not be overly compromised by the giro.

The technical 9.2-km time trial course through the boulevards of Pest and across the Danube River to hilly Buda required constant acceleration.

"I actually feel okay. You never really know until you wake up in the morning and get on the bike. Surprisingly, I felt pretty good today." [To be honest, I wanted to race hard today. I actually felt pretty good. I usually go pretty slow in time trials, but today I felt like I could push all the way, so I was pretty happy."

Ewan, who was forced to abandon last year's Tour de France after breaking his collarbone in a crash on stage 3, downplayed the importance of his injury. It's just skin," he said. Luckily it's not broken.

The Lotto-Soudal rider was equally calm when asked about the incident that led to his crash in Visegrad on Friday. Ewan crashed into the rear wheel of Biniam Girmay (Intermarché Wanty-Gobert Materio) while racing stage winner Mathieu Van Der Pol (Alpecin Phoenix).

"Obviously, I clipped the wheel. In that position, I was trying to figure out how to get out and the only way out was to go left," Ewan said. 'As you can see, I was super close to the wheel. A lot can happen in a sprint."

Ewan will now head to Balatonfüred for the final stage of the Giro on Sunday from Kaposvár in Hungary. The Category 4 climb to Tihany in the finale may discourage the sprinters, but judging by his performance in the 5km to the line in Visegrad, Ewan will not be overly bothered. A rematch with Van der Pol and Guillemay awaits, but Mark Cavendish (Quick Step Alfavinil) should also be in the mix.

"If the climbs hurt the sprinter's legs, that could be a good thing for me. I hope [the crash] doesn't affect me too much. I felt good today, but tomorrow is important. Hopefully, I'll wake up feeling good tomorrow."