| 2010 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana |
| 2009 | Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2008 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner |
| 2007 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Discovery Channel |
| 2006 | Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems |
| 2005 | Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC |
| 2004 | Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC |
| 2003 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom |
| 2002 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom |
| 2001 | Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo |
| 2000 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Deutsche Telekom |
| 1999 | Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank |
| 1998 | Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi |
| 1997 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
| 1996 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
| 1995 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
| 1994 | Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 1993 | Alex Zülle (Swi) |
| 1992 | Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra) |
| 1991 | Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 1990 | Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
| 1989 | Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
| 1988 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1987 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1986 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1985 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1984 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1983 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1982 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1981 | Stephen Roche (Ire) |
| 1980 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) |
| 1979 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) |
| 1978 | Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) |
| 1977 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
| 1976 | Michel Laurent (Fra) |
| 1975 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) |
| 1974 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) |
| 1973 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1972 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1970 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1969 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1968 | Rolf Wolfshohl (Ger) |
| 1967 | Tom Simpson (GB) |
| 1966 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1965 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1964 | Jan Janssen (Ned) |
| 1963 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1962 | Joseph Planckaert (Bel) |
| 1961 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1960 | Raymond Impanis (Bel) |
| 1959 | Jean Graczyk (Fra) |
| 1958 | Alfred De Bruyne (Bel) |
| 1957 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1956 | Alfred De Bruyne (Bel) |
| 1955 | Jean Bobet (Fra) |
| 1954 | Raymond Impanis (Bel) |
| 1953 | Jean-Pierre Munch (Fra) |
| 1952 | Louison Bobet (Fra) |
| 1951 | Roger Decock (Bel) |
| 1946 | Fermo Camellini (Ita) |
| 1939 | Maurice Archambaud (Fra) |
| 1938 | Jules Lowie (Bel) |
| 1937 | Roger Lapebie (Fra) |
| 1936 | Maurice Archambaud (Fra) |
| 1935 | René Vietto (Fra) |
| 1934 | Gaston Rebry (Bel) |
| 1933 | Alfons Schepers (Bel) |
