Competitors without next year contract
| # | Rider | PCS Season rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JALABERT Laurent | 1 | |
| 2 | ZABEL Erik | 3 | |
| 3 | BOOGERD Michael | 4 | |
| 4 | ZBERG Markus | 6 | |
| 5 | BELLI Wladimir | 10 | |
| 6 | VINOKOUROV Alexandre | 16 | |
| 7 | BETTINI Paolo | 21 | |
| 8 | BARTOLI Michele | 25 | |
| 9 | HINCAPIE George | 35 | |
| 10 | MAURI Melchor | 49 | |
| 11 | VERHEYEN Geert | 79 | |
| 12 | HAMILTON Tyler | 83 | |
| 13 | BOTERO Santiago | 112 | |
| 14 | MINALI Nicola | 124 | |
| 15 | PASCUAL RODRÍGUEZ Javier | 143 | |
| 16 | FAGNINI Gian Matteo | 158 | |
| 17 | MILLAR David | 159 | |
| 18 | PLAZA David | 167 | |
| 19 | KIVILEV Andrei | 177 | |
| 20 | MONDINI Gianpaolo | 178 | |
| 21 | MAGNUSSON Glenn | 186 | |
| 22 | VOSKAMP Bart | 204 | |
| 23 | MØLLER Claus Michael | 221 | |
| 24 | ZANINI Stefano | 236 | |
| 25 | SANROMA Manuel | 244 | |
| 26 | HAMBURGER Bo | 257 | |
| 27 | PÉREZ RODRÍGUEZ Luis | 313 | |
| 28 | PEÑA Victor Hugo | 342 | |
| 29 | VAN STEEN Martin | 401 | |
| 30 | GENTILI Massimiliano | 405 | |
| 31 | TAULER Toni | 482 | |
| 32 | LJUNGQVIST Marcus | 566 | |
| 33 | GALVAÑ Ruben | 651 | |
| 34 | KROON Karsten | 717 | |
| 35 | FERREIRA Paulo Jorge de Moura | 1390 |