UCI president Pat McQuaid says a ban on using radio communication during races will be implemented as planned after meeting with representatives from the professional teams' association.

McQuaid met a delegation from the AIGCP at UCI's headquarters in Aigle, Switzerland, in a bid to find a compromise on the issue.

The UCI says the discussion "took place in a calm and constructive atmosphere," but McQuaid "confirmed that the principle of progressively banning earpieces will go forward as planned."

The teams organized a protest last month at the Mallorca Challenge to show their opposition to the ban. The UCI says radio communication on the road distorts the nature of the sport, while most of the teams say the use of earpieces makes riders safer.

From the team here at Roadcycling.com and Roadcycling.mobi sounds a loud "Well done UCI". A radio ban will make pro cycling so much more exciting for viewers and readers worldwide. The riders must be treated as the humans they are and not be controlled by sports directors as if they were robots. Intelligent riders will support the radio ban.