Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OLANO Abraham | 2 | |
| 2 | MUSEEUW Johan | 7 | |
| 3 | BOARDMAN Chris | 10 | |
| 4 | ARMSTRONG Lance | 11 | |
| 5 | RIIS Bjarne | 13 | |
| 6 | GONTCHENKOV Alexander | 22 | |
| 7 | ZABEL Erik | 23 | |
| 8 | BERZIN Evgeni | 26 | |
| 9 | CIPOLLINI Mario | 31 | |
| 10 | ULLRICH Jan | 36 | |
| 11 | COLOMBO Gabriele | 39 | |
| 12 | BÖLTS Udo | 42 | |
| 13 | FINCATO Marco | 45 | |
| 14 | LUDWIG Olaf | 58 | |
| 15 | HEPPNER Jens | 98 | |
| 16 | PESCHEL Uwe | 114 | |
| 17 | ALDAG Rolf | 154 | |
| 18 | HENN Christian | 163 | |
| 19 | SCIREA Mario | 307 | |
| 20 | YATES Sean | 427 |