Matt Lauer Pulls an Armstrong

Following in Lance Armstrong's gimpy footsteps, Matt Lauer took a major spill over the weekend on his bike while riding on Long Island and is now laid up and awaiting surgery.

Lauer "was riding his bike over the weekend and he had a run-in with a deer," his Today Show co-host Meredith Vieira explained. "He joked in an email that he thought the deer was hired by the competition."

"I'd hire the deer -- but just to graze him," Vieira joked with Weekend Today anchor Lester Holt, who filled in for Lauer.

Apparently, the deer leapt in front of Lauer, who hit his brakes. The momentum threw him over his handlebars and onto his shoulder.

Luckily, he was wearing a helmet, and nothing was permanently damaged.

Who knew riding a bicycle could be so hazardous to your health?

—Sasha Perl-Raver