Phil Gaimon has revealed that he has about $250,000 in medical bills remaining after being treated for injuries sustained in a horrific accident at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center velodrome in Pennsylvania last year. According to a report in Cycling Weekly, the American plans to hire an attorney to negotiate with the insurance company.

"Obviously, I'm not paying anything," Guymon told Cycling Weekly.

"California has a procedure where they can force your health insurance to pay. Basically, I spend one afternoon every week sorting through bills, making phone calls, and scanning documents. I'm in the process of hiring a lawyer to help me out."

Guymon retired from a nine-year professional road racing career in 2016. He returned to track racing last year with the goal of qualifying for Japan's Olympic team at the Tokyo Olympics.

He was training at the Valley Preferred Cycling Center in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania, when he crashed during a race. He suffered serious injuries, fracturing five ribs, a collarbone, and a scapula, as well as a collapsed lung.

Guymon told Cycling Weekly that he had health insurance but was hospitalized for three days for treatment. He said he was transferred to a second hospital for treatment that was out of the insurance company's network because of "severe fractures and complicated surgery."

"They still have to cover it because there was no in-network surgeon," Guymon said.

"We didn't get a price or a quote; we just got a bill for $96,000 a month later."

In addition to the $96,000 bill from the second hospital, Guymon said he received a $150,000 medical bill from the first hospital.

Guymon stated that during his stays at both hospitals, he was on heavy medications and was unable to make clear decisions on his own.

"The first hospital was all emergency. 'I can't explain why they haven't covered that yet. That bill just came in a few weeks ago for $150,000," Guymon said.

"I was constantly on heavy narcotics and literally rolling over in pain and couldn't really think. The decisions I made were made for me or what I could do to feel alive again."