| 2013 | Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling |
| 2012 | Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBr) Endura Racing |
| 2011 | David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne |
| 2010 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2009 | Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) |
| 2008 | Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) |
| 2007 | Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) |
| 2006 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) |
| 2005 | Jens Voigt (Ger) |
| 2004 | Jörg Jaksche (Ger) |
| 2003 | Paolo Bettini (Ita) |
| 2002 | Michele Bartoli (Ita) |
| 2001 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) |
| 2000 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
| 1999 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) |
| 1998 | Rodolfo Massi (Ita) |
| 1997 | Emmanuel Magnien (Fra) |
| 1996 | Franck Vandenbroucke (Bel) |
| 1995 | Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
| 1994 | Davide Cassani (Ita) |
| 1993 | Charly Mottet (Fra) |
| 1992 | Rolf Gölz (Ger) |
| 1991 | Phil Anderson (Aus) |
| 1990 | Gerard Rué (Fra) |
| 1989 | Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 1988 | Jan Nevens (Bel) |
| 1987 | Gerrit Solleveld (Ned) |
| 1986 | Jean-François Bernard (Fra) |
| 1985 | Phil Anderson (Aus) |
| 1984 | Jean-Claude Bagot (Fra) |
| 1983 | Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) |
| 1982 | Michel Laurent (Fra) |
| 1981 | Steffan Mutter (Swi) |
| 1980 | Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) |
| 1979 | Michel Laurent (Fra) |
| 1978 | Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) |
| 1977 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1976 | Roy Schuiten (Ned) |
| 1975 | Joseph Bruyère (Bel) |
| 1974 | Charles Rouxel (Fra) |
