A helicopter was used to cheat in the Giro d'Italia

Francesco Moser won the 1984 Giro d'Italia at the end of an event marked by numerous controversies against Laurent Fignon. The Italian notably benefited from a last-minute course change, unfair penalties, and a revolutionary bicycle with lenticular wheels. During the final time trial, the race helicopter positioned itself in front of Fignon to slow him down and behind Moser to propel him, allowing him to make up his one minute and twenty-one second deficit.