BRECON army veteran Steve Sebburn snatched a gold and a bronze medal on the second day of the Invictus Games.

This is the second year the father-of-two from Dan-y-Crug has competed as part of the UK team in the games which started last Saturday.

Known by his friends and family as ‘Seb’, Steve bagged the gold in the men’s road cycling time trial on Sunday as he completed the race in an impressive two hours, 58 minutes and 42 seconds.

Steve raced to the finish ahead of his UK team mates silver medallist Karl Allen-Dobson, who was slower by two minutes and 18 seconds, and bronze medalist Wayne Harrod.

He said: “Words actually can’t describe how I’m feeling but I’m so immensely proud and relieved all that hard work paid off.

“Without my coach Jon Farley none of this would have been possible.”

Prince Harry, who set up the Invictus Games, greeted the keen cyclist and runner following his win.

Steve said: “I met Harry straight after the time trial had finished, he shook my hand and said ‘good job’.”

The 40-year-old received his bronze medal later that day in the men’s road cycling criterium which he completed in 33 minutes and 40 seconds.

Steve just missed out on the gold and the silver as France’s Nicolas Mélen came first followed by the Australia’s Andrew Wilkinson who both crossed the finish line only moments before.

This year was a huge step up for the determined athlete who at last years games was disadvantaged from the start as he suffered an episode of syncope which landed him in hospital during training on the first day.

The ex-soldier still went on to compete in the games despite doctors telling him to “take it easy” as his heart rate spiked to 245 beats per minute – the equivalent of running a marathon in 25 minutes.

While Steve didn’t get the result he had hoped for, he did help his team mate 25-year-old Andy White from Okehampton to win the gold in the Criterium Road Race.

Steve has been working with his coach Jon Farley for the last nine months in preparation for the time trial.

He said he had also been working on his mental health and bringing his anxiety down to decrease the chances of becoming unwell again. Steve said: “Compared to last year it’s one hell of a feeling.

“The low of not coming home with anything, to training so hard over the last year and now to bag gold and a bronze – I’m just elated.”

In 2015 Steve was told by doctors he would never run or cycle again after developing Sixth Nerve Palsy, epilepsy, severe migraines, and syncope.

The First Queens Dragoon Guard member ruptured two disks in his back and developed ‘Foot Drop’ while training in Germany in 2014.

A lumbar puncture went wrong while trying to determine the ‘Foot Drop’ cause nearly killing Steve. He will take anti-seizure medication and painkillers for the rest of his life.

As well as his cycling success, Steve has been able to enjoy his time on the east coast of Australia away from the competition.

He said: “It’s absolutely stunning here and the weather is really warming up.”

Steve has been joined by his wife Claire, their 16-year-old daughter Jaya and 12-year-old son Joshua who are supporting him at the games.

Despite injuring his calf, he said he is still determined to run the 1,500 metre in the athletics category on Friday.

He said: “I’m going to relax with my family now and do a bit of training ready for my 1500m race on Friday. I am carrying an injury in my calf but we’ll see how it goes.”

Alexandra McClellan from Ffynnon Gynydd, near Hay-on-Wye, also travelled down under this week for her first time competing in the games.

The retired sergeant, who served from May 2003 until she was discharged in February 2014 following a stroke in 2012, was in the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps as an emergency nurse and completed two tours of Afghanistan

The 37-year-old placed fourth in the women’s road cycling time trial last Sunday with a time of 3:58.89 – only five minutes and 15 seconds behind bronze medallist Naomi Fong from Canada.

She also placed fifth in the women’s road cycling criterium, also last Sunday, as she completed the race in 39 minutes and 31 seconds.

The army veteran, who still works as a nurse but in a civilian role, also placed 10th in the women’s indoor rowing one minute sprint and 12th in the women’s indoor rowing four minute endurance race on Monday.

The emergency nurse still has the 200m sprint and the 400m to go in the athletics category which will take place today and tomorrow – the men’s and women’s teams for the 4x100 relays are still being decided.

Alex previously said she hopes that by appearing at the Invictus Games she will inspire people watching.

She said: “If someone looked at their telly and saw me, I’m not stick thin or anything, and they think she looks like me or she sounds like me, it might inspire them to re-connect with what they enjoy or they’re interested in.”

You can watch both Steve and Alex, who have both been supported by military charity Help For Heroes, in their remaining categories on BBC One.