Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCKX Eddy | 1 | |
| 2 | GIMONDI Felice | 2 | |
| 3 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 3 | |
| 4 | BITOSSI Franco | 6 | |
| 5 | DE VLAEMINCK Roger | 9 | |
| 6 | GODEFROOT Walter | 14 | |
| 7 | LEMAN Eric | 16 | |
| 8 | HUYSMANS Jos | 31 | |
| 9 | VERBEECK Frans | 33 | |
| 10 | HOBAN Barry | 34 | |
| 11 | VAN DEN BOSSCHE Martin | 51 | |
| 12 | SWERTS Roger | 52 | |
| 13 | VAN SCHIL Victor | 61 | |
| 14 | VICENTINI Flaviano | 63 | |
| 15 | IN 'T VEN Willy | 64 | |
| 16 | DE WITTE Ronald | 85 | |
| 17 | SPRUYT Jos | 96 | |
| 18 | SCHEPERS Wim | 101 | |
| 19 | BEUGELS Eddy | 110 | |
| 20 | BOCKLANT Willy | 117 | |
| 21 | POGGIALI Roberto | 121 | |
| 22 | COOREMAN Roger | 124 | |
| 23 | MINTJENS Frans | 145 | |
| 24 | DEN HARTOG Arie | 164 | |
| 25 | POST Peter | 201 | |
| 26 | JANSSENS Ward | 203 | |
| 27 | VAN DEN EYNDE Willy | 219 | |
| 28 | POLANSKY Marian | 498 | |
| 29 | HENIKENNE Joseph | 540 | |
| 30 | VALLÉE Guy | 554 |