| 2015 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Etixx–Quick-Step |
| 2014 | Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 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) Team Sky |
| 2009 | Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis |
| 2008 | Sergei Ivanov (Rus) Astana |
| 2007 | Borut Božic (Slo) Team LPR |
| 2006 | Fabrizio Guidi (Ita) Phonak |
| 2005 | Luca Celli (Ita) Barloworld |
| 2004 | Gerben Löwik (Ned) Chocolade Jacques-Wincor Nixdorf |
| 2003 | Julian Dean (NZl) CSC–Tiscali |
| 2002 | Paolo Bettini (Ita) Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 2001 | Glenn D'hollander (Bel) Lotto–Adecco |
| 2000 | Axel Merckx (Bel) Mapei–Quick-Step |
| 1999 | Mikael 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) |
| 1994 | Joona Laukka (Fin) |
| 1993 | Mauro Bettin (Ita) |
| 1992 | Lars Teutenberg (Ger) |
| 1991 | Abraham Olano (Esp) |
| 1990 | Pascal Chanteur (Fra) |
| 1989 | Johan Verstrepen (Bel) |
| 1988 | Joost Van Adrichem (Ned) |
| 1987 | Mario Kummer (Ddr) |
| 1986 | Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) |
| 1985 | Uwe Ampler (Ddr) |
| 1984 | Mario Kummer (Ddr) |
| 1983 | Tadeusz Krawczyk (Pol) |
| 1982 | Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) |
| 1981 | Nico Edmonds (Bel) |
| 1980 | Gerrit Van Gestel (Bel) |
| 1979 | Ronny Van Holen (Bel) |
| 1978 | Jo Maas (Ned) |
| 1977 | Alfons De Wolf (Bel) |
| 1976 | Pierre Leurquin (Bel) |
| 1975 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) |
| 1974 | Luc Demets (Bel) |
