Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ULLRICH Jan | 4 | |
| 2 | JALABERT Laurent | 6 | |
| 3 | OLANO Abraham | 12 | |
| 4 | KLÖDEN Andreas | 13 | |
| 5 | DEKKER Erik | 14 | |
| 6 | BELOKI Joseba | 19 | |
| 7 | MOREAU Christophe | 20 | |
| 8 | BROCHARD Laurent | 26 | |
| 9 | VOIGT Jens | 29 | |
| 10 | CAMENZIND Oscar | 45 | |
| 11 | WAUTERS Marc | 53 | |
| 12 | RICH Michael | 107 | |
| 13 | HUNTER Robert | 113 | |
| 14 | MILLAR David | 139 | |
| 15 | LELLI Massimiliano | 153 | |
| 16 | SCHMIDT Torsten | 221 | |
| 17 | JULICH Bobby | 246 | |
| 18 | SEIGNEUR Eddy | 570 | |
| 19 | BECKE Daniel | 1015 | |
| 20 | LEHMANN Jens | 1088 |