Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZABEL Erik | 5 | |
| 2 | BOOGERD Michael | 6 | |
| 3 | ULLRICH Jan | 14 | |
| 4 | JULICH Bobby | 15 | |
| 5 | ELLI Alberto | 21 | |
| 6 | KIRSIPUU Jaan | 22 | |
| 7 | JIMÉNEZ José María | 23 | |
| 8 | VIRENQUE Richard | 45 | |
| 9 | MONCASSIN Frédéric | 69 | |
| 10 | CHANTEUR Pascal | 89 | |
| 11 | VAN DE WOUWER Kurt | 92 | |
| 12 | HERVÉ Pascal | 100 | |
| 13 | DE LAS CUEVAS Armand | 109 | |
| 14 | DESBIENS Laurent | 117 | |
| 15 | BLANCO Santiago | 121 | |
| 16 | MOREAU Christophe | 125 | |
| 17 | JONKER Patrick | 128 | |
| 18 | BARTHE Stéphane | 129 | |
| 19 | VIERHOUTEN Aart | 163 | |
| 20 | GAUMONT Philippe | 165 | |
| 21 | JALABERT Nicolas | 194 | |
| 22 | VASSEUR Cédric | 201 | |
| 23 | LIVINGSTON Kevin | 205 | |
| 24 | MADOUAS Laurent | 213 | |
| 25 | NAZON Damien | 215 | |
| 26 | JAN Xavier | 243 | |
| 27 | SIVAKOV Alexei | 261 | |
| 28 | BORDENAVE Philippe | 409 | |
| 29 | GARCÍA DAPENA David | 640 | |
| 30 | LEDANOIS Yvon | 782 |