| 2012 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling |
| 2011 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC |
| 2010 | Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini |
| 2009 | Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas |
| 2008 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Astana |
| 2007 | Thomas Dekker (Ned) Rabobank |
| 2006 | Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto |
| 2005 | Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems |
| 2004 | Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems |
| 2003 | Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC |
| 2002 | Dario Frigo (Ita) Tacconi Sport-Emmegi |
| 2001 | Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo |
| 2000 | Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco-Valli & Valli |
| 1999 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE-Deutsche Bank |
| 1998 | Laurent Dufaux (Swi) Festina |
| 1997 | Pavel Tonkov (Rus) |
| 1996 | Abraham Olano (Spa) |
| 1995 | Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 1994 | Pascal Richard (Swi) |
| 1993 | Pascal Richard (Swi) |
| 1992 | Andrew Hampsten (USA) |
| 1991 | Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 1990 | Charly Mottet (Fra) |
| 1989 | Phil Anderson (Aus) |
| 1988 | Gerard Veldscholten (Ned) |
| 1987 | Stephen Roche (Ire) |
| 1986 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
| 1985 | Jörg Müller (Swi) |
| 1984 | Stephen Roche (Ire) |
| 1983 | Stephen Roche (Ire) |
| 1982 | Jostein Wilmann (Nor) |
| 1981 | Tommy Priem (Swe) |
| 1980 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| 1979 | Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
| 1978 | Johan Van de Velde (Ned) |
| 1977 | Giambattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
| 1976 | Johan De Muynck (Bel) |
| 1975 | Francisco Galdos (Spa) |
| 1974 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) |
| 1973 | Wilfried David (Bel) |
| 1972 | Bernard Thevenet (Fra) |
| 1971 | Gianni Motta (Ita) |
| 1970 | Gösta Pettersson (Swe) |
| 1969 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
| 1968 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1967 | Vittorio Adorni (Ita) |
| 1966 | Gianni Motta (Ita) |
| 1965 | Vittorio Adorni (Ita) |
| 1964 | Rolf Maurer (Swi) |
| 1963 | Willy Bocklant (Bel) |
| 1962 | Guido De Rosso (Ita) |
| 1961 | Louis Rostollan (Fra) |
| 1960 | Louis Rostollan (Fra) |
| 1959 | Kurt Gimmi (Swi) |
| 1958 | Gilbert Bauvin (Fra) |
| 1957 | Jean Forestier (Fra) |
| 1956 | Pasquale Fornara (Ita) |
| 1955 | René Strehler (Swi) |
| 1954 | Jean Forestier (Fra) |
| 1953 | Hugo Koblet (Swi) |
| 1952 | Wout Wagtmans (Ned) |
| 1951 | Ferdi Kübler (Swi) |
| 1950 | Edouard Fachleitner (Fra) |
| 1949 | Gino Bartali (Ita) |
| 1948 | Ferdi Kübler (Swi) |
| 1947 | Desire Keteleer (Bel) |
