Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VAN IMPE Lucien | 13 | |
| 2 | POULIDOR Raymond | 17 | |
| 3 | HINAULT Bernard | 24 | |
| 4 | DANGUILLAUME Jean-Pierre | 38 | |
| 5 | TEIRLINCK Willy | 48 | |
| 6 | VANDENBROUCKE Jean-Luc | 60 | |
| 7 | BÉON Patrick | 64 | |
| 8 | DELÉPINE Régis | 67 | |
| 9 | VALLET Bernard | 72 | |
| 10 | OVION Régis | 74 | |
| 11 | HÉZARD Yves | 78 | |
| 12 | PERRET Patrick | 83 | |
| 13 | LEMAN Luc | 91 | |
| 14 | LE GUILLOUX Maurice | 104 | |
| 15 | TALBOURDET Georges | 107 | |
| 16 | MATHIS Hubert | 108 | |
| 17 | MARTIN Raymond | 116 | |
| 18 | LABOURDETTE Bernard | 140 | |
| 19 | MARTÍNEZ Mariano | 142 | |
| 20 | BERTIN Yvon | 143 | |
| 21 | SEZNEC Christian | 173 | |
| 22 | GENET Jean-Pierre | 197 | |
| 23 | GUTIERREZ Antoine | 215 | |
| 24 | VILLEMIANE Pierre-Raymond | 226 | |
| 25 | PEELMAN Eddy | 227 | |
| 26 | HAUVIEUX Joël | 245 | |
| 27 | ARBÈS Hubert | 279 | |
| 28 | CATIEAU José | 281 | |
| 29 | SMET Roland | 298 | |
| 30 | DILLEN René | 301 | |
| 31 | QUILFEN Bernard | 337 | |
| 32 | LALOUETTE Éric | 351 | |
| 33 | FIN Henri-Paul | 379 | |
| 34 | GUITARD Jean-Pierre | 489 | |
| 35 | CHARLIER Michel | 490 | |
| 36 | BOLLE Thierry |