| 2008 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC |
| 2007 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team |
| 2006 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas |
| 2005 | Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile |
| 2004 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank |
| 2003 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner |
| 2002 | Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom |
| 2001 | Marcus Zberg (Swi) Rabobank |
| 2000 | Kai Hundertmark (Ger) Deutsche Telekom-ARD |
| 1999 | Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom |
| 1998 | Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti |
| 1997 | Michele Bartoli (Italy) |
| 1996 | Beat Zberg (Switzerland) |
| 1995 | Francesco Frattini (Italy) |
| 1994 | Olaf Ludwig (Germany) |
| 1993 | Rolf Sörensen (Denmark) |
| 1992 | Frank Van den Abbeele (Belgium) |
| 1991 | Johan Bruyneel (Belgium) |
| 1990 | Thomas Wegmüller (Switzerland) |
| 1989 | Jean-Marie Wampers (Belgium) |
| 1988 | Michel Dernies (Belgium) |
| 1987 | Dag-Otto Lauritzen (Norway) |
| 1986 | Jean-Marie Wampers (Belgium) |
| 1985 | Phil Anderson (Australia) |
| 1984 | Phil Anderson (Australia) |
| 1983 | Ludo Peters (Belgium) |
| 1982 | Ludo Peters (Belgium) |
| 1981 | Jos Jakobs (Belgium) |
| 1980 | Giabattista Baronchelli (Italy) |
| 1979 | Daniel Willems (Belgium) |
| 1978 | Gregor Braun (Germany) |
| 1977 | Gerrei Knetemann (Netherlands) |
| 1976 | Freddy Maertens (Belgium) |
| 1975 | Roi Schuiten (Netherlands) |
| 1974 | Walter Godefrood (Belgium) |
| 1973 | Georges Pintens (Belgium) |
| 1972 | Gilbert Bellone (France) |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx (Belgium) |
| 1970 | Rudi Altig (Germany) |
| 1969 | Georges Pintens (Belgium) |
| 1968 | Eddy Beugels (Netherlands) |
| 1967 | Daniël von Rijckeghem (Belgium) |
| 1966 | Barry Hoban (England) |
| 1965 | Jean Stablinski (France) |
| 1964 | Clement Roman (Belgium) |
| 1963 | Hans Junkermann (Germany) |
| 1962 | Armand Desmet (Belgium) |
