Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOSER Francesco | 3 | |
| 2 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 5 | |
| 3 | THÉVENET Bernard | 6 | |
| 4 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 14 | |
| 5 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 19 | |
| 6 | TORRES Pedro | 24 | |
| 7 | GODEFROOT Walter | 31 | |
| 8 | DANGUILLAUME Jean-Pierre | 34 | |
| 9 | DELISLE Raymond | 39 | |
| 10 | ESCLASSAN Jacques | 48 | |
| 11 | POULIDOR Raymond | 59 | |
| 12 | LAURENT Michel | 63 | |
| 13 | OVION Régis | 68 | |
| 14 | LAZCANO Santiago | 70 | |
| 15 | TALBOURDET Georges | 75 | |
| 16 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 76 | |
| 17 | HÉZARD Yves | 79 | |
| 18 | SEZNEC Christian | 80 | |
| 19 | WESEMAEL Wilfried | 84 | |
| 20 | FUSSIEN Jean-Jacques | 88 | |
| 21 | ROUXEL Charly | 92 | |
| 22 | PÉRIN Michel | 101 | |
| 23 | ROMERO André | 102 | |
| 24 | MARTIN Raymond | 119 | |
| 25 | RITTER Ole | 143 | |
| 26 | SIMONETTI Mauro | 149 | |
| 27 | GUTIERREZ Antoine | 150 | |
| 28 | CAEL Eddy | 152 | |
| 29 | LOYSCH Roger | 153 | |
| 30 | CATIEAU José | 162 | |
| 31 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 163 | |
| 32 | FONTANELLI Sigfrido | 168 | |
| 33 | MISAC Jean-Claude | 186 | |
| 34 | MATHIS Hubert | 187 | |
| 35 | MILLARD Joël | 230 | |
| 36 | DOYEN André | 241 | |
| 37 | GENET Jean-Pierre | 299 | |
| 38 | CAVERZASI Arnaldo | 305 | |
| 39 | LEGEAY Roger | 352 | |
| 40 | BOULAS Jacques | 357 | |
| 41 | GUITARD Jean-Pierre | 414 | |
| 42 | SORLINI Roberto | 549 | |
| 43 | TORRES Dámaso | 552 | |
| 44 | LAPÉBIE Serge | 565 | |
| 45 | RICHARD Jean-Paul | 595 | |
| 46 | SANQUER Jean-Jacques |