| 2012 | Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Radioshack-Nissan |
| 2011 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Leopard Trek |
| 2010 | Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil |
| 2009 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank |
| 2008 | Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank |
| 2007 | Grégory Rast (Sui) Astana |
| 2006 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) Team CSC |
| 2005 | Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Crédit Agricole |
| 2004 | Maxime Monfort (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago |
| 2003 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère |
| 2002 | Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team Fakta |
| 2001 | Jørgen Bo Petersen (Den) Team Fakta |
| 2000 | Alberto Elli (Ita) Team Telekom |
| 1999 | Marc Wauters (Bel) Rabobank |
| 1998 | Lance Armstrong (USA) US Postal |
| 1997 | Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei |
