Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MERCKX Eddy | 1 | |
| 2 | ZOETEMELK Joop | 5 | |
| 3 | VAN LINDEN Rik | 8 | |
| 4 | GIMONDI Felice | 10 | |
| 5 | PERURENA Domingo | 11 | |
| 6 | GALDÓS Francisco | 19 | |
| 7 | KNETEMANN Gerrie | 20 | |
| 8 | OCAÑA Luis | 25 | |
| 9 | MANZANEQUE Jesús | 27 | |
| 10 | MARTINS José Freitas | 29 | |
| 11 | BRUYÈRE Joseph | 44 | |
| 12 | SANTAMBROGIO Giacinto | 46 | |
| 13 | VIEJO José Luis | 50 | |
| 14 | FABBRI Fabrizio | 54 | |
| 15 | VAN LOOY Frans | 62 | |
| 16 | SEZNEC Christian | 78 | |
| 17 | VIANEN Gerard | 82 | |
| 18 | HOUBRECHTS Antoon | 83 | |
| 19 | FUSSIEN Jean-Jacques | 86 | |
| 20 | MARTOS Antonio | 98 | |
| 21 | BAL Kees | 100 | |
| 22 | HUYSMANS Jos | 120 | |
| 23 | MISAC Jean-Claude | 154 | |
| 24 | ESPARZA Manuel | 163 | |
| 25 | FRACCARO Simone | 164 | |
| 26 | POZO Sebastian | 169 | |
| 27 | URIBEZUBIA José Luis | 222 | |
| 28 | RICHARD Jean-Paul | 227 | |
| 29 | PLAZA Fernando | 235 |