Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANSSEN Jan | 1 | |
| 2 | MERCKX Eddy | 2 | |
| 3 | POULIDOR Raymond | 4 | |
| 4 | MOTTA Gianni | 5 | |
| 5 | GUYOT Bernard | 6 | |
| 6 | AIMAR Lucien | 9 | |
| 7 | BALMAMION Franco | 11 | |
| 8 | KARSTENS Gerben | 13 | |
| 9 | VAN LOOY Rik | 17 | |
| 10 | GODEFROOT Walter | 18 | |
| 11 | VANDENBERGHE Georges | 19 | |
| 12 | VAN SPRINGEL Herman | 22 | |
| 13 | SELS Ward | 23 | |
| 14 | PLANCKAERT Willy | 24 | |
| 15 | REYBROUCK Guido | 28 | |
| 16 | WOLFSHOHL Rolf | 29 | |
| 17 | ALTIG Rudi | 30 | |
| 18 | GRAIN Michel | 35 | |
| 19 | FORÉ Noël | 41 | |
| 20 | BOCKLANT Willy | 49 | |
| 21 | VANCONINGSLOO Georges | 51 | |
| 22 | DURANTE Adriano | 52 | |
| 23 | PREZIOSI Carmine | 61 | |
| 24 | VAN SCHIL Victor | 64 | |
| 25 | DEN HARTOG Arie | 66 | |
| 26 | VAN DER VLEUTEN Jos | 70 | |
| 27 | STABLINSKI Jean | 71 | |
| 28 | POGGIALI Roberto | 80 | |
| 29 | SWERTS Roger | 83 | |
| 30 | DE BOEVER Jaak | 90 | |
| 31 | COPPENS Emile | 96 | |
| 32 | DE ROO Jo | 104 | |
| 33 | DESMET Gustaaf | 105 | |
| 34 | DECABOOTER Arthur | 130 | |
| 35 | MERTENS Theo | 134 | |
| 36 | RAYMOND Christian | 150 | |
| 37 | MELCKENBEECK Frans | 151 | |
| 38 | STEEVENS Harry | 159 | |
| 39 | DELBERGHE Edouard | 197 | |
| 40 | DESMET Gilbert | 199 | |
| 41 | PLANCKAERT André | 212 | |
| 42 | VANDAMME Lionel | 236 | |
| 43 | BOUDRINGHIN Jacques | 296 | |
| 44 | RENZ Sigi | 516 |