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| Year | Rider Name (Country) Team |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Bora-Hansgrohe |
| 2021 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers |
| 2020 | no race |
| 2019 | Primož Roglič (Slo) Jumbo-Visma |
| 2018 | Primož Roglič (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo |
| 2017 | Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team |
| 2016 | Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team |
| 2015 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha |
| 2014 | Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky |
| 2013 | Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky |
| 2012 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky |
| 2011 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team |
| 2010 | Simon Špilak (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 |
| 2004 | Tyler Hamilton (USA) Phonak |
| 2003 | Tyler Hamilton (USA) Team CSC |
| 2002 | Dario Frigo (Ita) Tacconi Sport |
| 2001 | Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo |
| 2000 | Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Valli & Valli |
| 1999 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE–Deutsche Bank |
| 1998 | Laurent Dufaux (Sui) Festina–Lotus |
| 1997 | Pavel Tonkov (Rus) Mapei–GB |
| 1996 | Abraham Olano (Esp) Mapei–GB |
| 1995 | Toni Rominger (Sui) Mapei–GB–Latexco |
| 1994 | Pascal Richard (Sui) GB-MG Maglificio |
| 1993 | Pascal Richard (Sui) Ariostea |
| 1992 | Andy Hampsten (USA) Motorola |
| 1991 | Toni Rominger (Sui) Toshiba |
| 1990 | Charly Mottet (Fra) RMO |
| 1989 | Phil Anderson (Aus) TVM |
| 1988 | Gerard Veldscholten (Ned) Weinmann-La Suisse |
| 1987 | Stephen Roche (Irl) Carrera Jeans–Vagabond |
| 1986 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) Hitachi |
| 1985 | Jörg Müller (Sui) Skil-Sem |
| 1984 | Stephen Roche (Irl) La Redoute |
| 1983 | Stephen Roche (Irl) Peugeot-Shell-Michelin |
| 1982 | Jostein Wilmann (Nor) Capri Sonne |
| 1981 | Tommy Prim (Swe) Bianchi |
| 1980 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) Renault-Elf-Gitane |
| 1979 | Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) |
| 1978 | Johan van der Velde (Ned) TI-Raleigh |
| 1977 | Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
| 1976 | Johan De Muynck (Bel) |
| 1975 | Francisco Galdos (Esp) Kas-Kaskol |
| 1974 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) Gitane |
| 1973 | Wilfried David (Bel) |
| 1972 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) Peugeot-BP-Michelin |
| 1971 | Gianni Motta (Ita) |
| 1970 | Gösta Pettersson (Swe) |
| 1969 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) Salvarani |
| 1968 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) Faema |
| 1967 | Vittorio Adorni (Ita) |
| 1966 | Gianni Motta (Ita) Molteni |
| 1965 | Vittorio Adorni (Ita) |
| 1964 | Rolf Maurer (Sui) |
| 1963 | Willy Bocklant (Bel) |
| 1962 | Guido De Rosso (Ita) Molteni |
| 1961 | Louis Rostollan (Fra) |
| 1960 | Louis Rostollan (Fra) |
| 1959 | Kurt Gimmi (Sui) |
| 1958 | Gilbert Bauvin (Fra) |
| 1957 | Jean Forestier (Fra) |
| 1956 | Pasquale Fornara (Ita) |
| 1955 | René Strehler (Sui) |
| 1954 | Jean Forestier (Fra) |
| 1953 | Hugo Koblet (Sui) |
| 1952 | Wout Wagtmans (Ned) |
| 1951 | Ferdinand Kübler (Sui) |
| 1950 | Édouard Fachleitner (Fra) |
| 1949 | Gino Bartali (Ita) |
| 1948 | Ferdinand Kübler (Sui) |
| 1947 | Désiré Keteleer (Bel) |
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