| 2013 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team |
| 2012 | Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan |
| 2011 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team |
| 2010 | Russell Downing (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team |
| 2009 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne |
| 2008 | Sergei Ivanov (Rus) Astana |
| 2007 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Team LPR |
| 2006 | Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak Hearing Systems |
| 2005 | Luca Celli (Ita) Team Barloworld-Valsir |
| 2004 | Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf |
| 2003 | Julian Dean (NZl) Team CSC |
| 2002 | Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei-Quick Step |
| 2001 | Glenn D'Hollander (Bel) Lotto-Adecco |
| 2000 | Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei-Quick Step |
| 1999 | Mikael-Holst Kyneb (Den) Team Home-Jack&Jones |
| 1998 | Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi |
| 1997 | Thierry Marichal (Bel) Cédico |
| 1996 | Thomas Fleischer (Ger) Lotto |
| 1995 | Paolo Valoti (Ita) Elite |
