Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 6 | |
| 2 | MERCKX Eddy | 7 | |
| 3 | HINAULT Bernard | 9 | |
| 4 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 19 | |
| 5 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 31 | |
| 6 | LAURENT Michel | 58 | |
| 7 | CHALMEL André | 79 | |
| 8 | VAN LOOY Frans | 91 | |
| 9 | BAERT Dirk | 125 | |
| 10 | NILSSON Sven-Åke | 175 |