Anthony Gordon gifted biking survival package by Mail Sport photographer

England star Anthony Gordon was hilariously gifted a cycling helmet and a pair of stabilisers by Mail Sport photographer Kevin Quigley on Friday following the winger’s accident in Germany earlier this week.

Gordon, who accepted the offering with good humour, then explained how what had begun as a ‘recovery’ bike ride ended with his hands and face covered in cuts and grazes.

Speaking at an official England press conference on Friday afternoon – two days after falling off an electric bicycle while riding around the team’s training base in Blankenhain – Gordon was still sporting a large graze on his chin as he faced the media.

But the 23-year-old Newcastle winger – who trained with his team-mates earlier on Friday – was also wearing a huge smile on his face.

Responding to the first question of the day, which was naturally about his two-wheeled accident, Gordon revealed that he lost control while trying to film a video for his family.

Gordon blamed the crash on his inexperience with non-English bikes after he mistakingly pressed the front brake thinking it was the rear one. 

‘We went on what was meant to be a recovery bike ride,’ said a grinning Gordon. ‘It was a lovely day and I was going down a hill.

‘I tried to take a quick video for my family just to show them what I was doing but, before I knew it I was face first into the floor.

‘I’ve got a few grazes, only a few cuts, but it’s not anything painful.’

He added: ‘They’re electric, so they’re obviously a lot faster than normal bikes. And in England the front brake is on the right hand side. So I tried to press the left just to slow down and then the next minute… it’s not slowed down, it’s fully come to a stop, and I haven’t. I’ve gone 10 feet in the air, chin first.’

Gordon insisted that any injuries sustained during his fall were superficial and that he was still fully fit.

Recalling what happened immediately after the crash, Gordon said: ‘I just carried on. I finished the bike ride and then when I got back to the camp I had to put the stuff on it that absolutely stung, that was the worst bit.

‘But thankfully, nobody saw me and I definitely didn’t press record, so there were some positives to come from it.’

Shortly after receiving his gift from Quigley, Gordon beat Mail Sport reporter Nik Simon in a quick game of darts.

Gordon – who vowed to continue cycling despite his recent fall – will now be hoping to take part in a much more important contest on Sunday by getting his first meaningful minutes of the Euros when England take on Slovakia in the round of 16. 

He was an unused substitute in England’s first two games of the tournament before making a five-minute cameo at the end of Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Slovenia.

Phil Foden was the player to make way when Gordon was brought on in the dying seconds of that stalemate and the Manchester City star later returned to England to welcome the birth of his third child.

However, Foden has since flown back to Germany and is now available to start against Slovakia on Sunday.