Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAERTENS Freddy | 1 | |
| 2 | MERCKX Eddy | 4 | |
| 3 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 5 | |
| 4 | KUIPER Hennie | 6 | |
| 5 | POLLENTIER Michel | 7 | |
| 6 | VERBEECK Frans | 8 | |
| 7 | THURAU Dietrich | 9 | |
| 8 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 13 | |
| 9 | GAVAZZI Pierino | 14 | |
| 10 | POULIDOR Raymond | 17 | |
| 11 | THÉVENET Bernard | 20 | |
| 12 | GODEFROOT Walter | 25 | |
| 13 | DANGUILLAUME Jean-Pierre | 38 | |
| 14 | LAURENT Michel | 49 | |
| 15 | BATTAGLIN Giovanni | 55 | |
| 16 | BRUYÈRE Joseph | 56 | |
| 17 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 57 | |
| 18 | VAN DEN HAUTE Ferdi | 62 | |
| 19 | DIERICKX André | 69 | |
| 20 | OVION Régis | 74 | |
| 21 | PERRET Patrick | 83 | |
| 22 | JULIEN Ferdinand | 85 | |
| 23 | BRACKE Ferdinand | 92 | |
| 24 | MALFAIT Lieven | 112 | |
| 25 | DE CAUWER José | 123 | |
| 26 | OPDEBEECK Englebert | 151 | |
| 27 | MOLLET André | 170 | |
| 28 | BAERT Jean-Pierre | 180 | |
| 29 | CHINETTI Alfredo | 189 | |
| 30 | BORGUET Joseph | 233 | |
| 31 | LEUENBERGER René | 236 | |
| 32 | KÜSTER Karl-Heinz | 282 | |
| 33 | JAREMKO Bruno | 339 | |
| 34 | MAGGIONI Enrico | 491 |