The disc brake Stans are going to have a difficult time fighting this one. Looks like the mud and wet condition proved too much for LaPorte's disc brakes.
I can't even imagine how loud the peloton was with all those rotors rubbing and grinding.
How did cyclocross racers do it in the past?
https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/christophe-laporte-forced-to-use-his-foot-as-a-brake-before-fighting-on-to-sixth-place-in-crazy-paris-roubaix