The French Anti-doping laboratory where disgraced American cyclist Lance Armstrong’s samples had been tested, has been provisionally suspended by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) .

This provisional suspension was imposed due to analytical issues self-reported to WADA by the laboratory,”……… the agency said in a statement, without elaborating on the reasons why.

The provisional suspension, which took effect on September 24 this year prohibits the Paris laboratory from carrying out any anti-doping activities, including all analyses of urine and blood samples.

The provisional suspension will remain in place pending disciplinary proceedings being carried out by an independent disciplinary committee.”

Armstrong repeatedly denied the allegations before admitting to doping in a television interview in 2013.