Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCKX Eddy | 1 | |
| 2 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 5 | |
| 3 | VAN LINDEN Rik | 8 | |
| 4 | GIMONDI Felice | 10 | |
| 5 | PERURENA Domingo | 11 | |
| 6 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 19 | |
| 7 | GALDÓS Francisco | 20 | |
| 8 | OCAÑA Luis | 25 | |
| 9 | MANZANEQUE Jesús | 26 | |
| 10 | MARTINS José Freitas | 28 | |
| 11 | BRUYÈRE Joseph | 42 | |
| 12 | SANTAMBROGIO Giacinto | 45 | |
| 13 | VIEJO José Luis | 49 | |
| 14 | VAN LOOY Frans | 53 | |
| 15 | FABBRI Fabrizio | 55 | |
| 16 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 77 | |
| 17 | SEZNEC Christian | 80 | |
| 18 | VIANEN Gerard | 81 | |
| 19 | FUSSIEN Jean-Jacques | 88 | |
| 20 | BAL Kees | 95 | |
| 21 | MARTOS Antonio | 98 | |
| 22 | HUYSMANS Jos | 142 | |
| 23 | POZO Sebastian | 165 | |
| 24 | FRACCARO Simone | 177 | |
| 25 | MISAC Jean-Claude | 186 | |
| 26 | ESPARZA Manuel | 198 | |
| 27 | URIBEZUBIA José Luis | 209 | |
| 28 | PLAZA Fernando | 214 | |
| 29 | RICHARD Jean-Paul | 595 |