| 2017 | Clement Venturini (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credit |
| 2016 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Énergie |
| 2015 | Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Team Marseille 13 KTM |
| 2014 | Arnaud Démare (Fra) FDJ.fr |
| 2013 | Arnaud Démare (Fra) FDJ |
| 2012 | Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) Saur–Sojasun |
| 2011 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar |
| 2010 | Martin Elmiger (Sui) AG2R–La Mondiale |
| 2009 | Rui Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2008 | Stéphane Augé (Fra) Cofidis |
| 2007 | Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Française des Jeux |
| 2006 | Roberto Petito (Ita) Team Tenax-Salmilano |
| 2005 | Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Télécom |
| 2004 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Brioches La Boulangère |
| 2003 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Crédit Agricole |
| 2002 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Bonjour |
| 2001 | Didier Rous (Fra) Bonjour |
| 2000 | Martin Rittsel (Swe) Memory Card–Jack & Jones |
| 1999 | Michael Sandstød (Den) home–Jack & Jones |
| 1998 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Casino–AG2R |
| 1997 | Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei–GB |
| 1996 | Philippe Gaumont (Fra) GAN |
| 1995 | Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei–GB–Latexco |
| 1994 | Eddy Seigneur (Fra) GAN |
| 1993 | Laurent Desbiens (Fra) Castorama |
| 1992 | Olaf Ludwig (Ger) Panasonic-Sportlife |
| 1991 | Charly Mottet (Fra) RMO |
| 1990 | Stephen Roche (Irl) Histor-Sigma |
| 1989 | Charly Mottet (Fra) RMO |
| 1988 | Pascal Poisson (Fra) Toshiba |
| 1987 | Herman Frison (Bel) Roland-Skala |
| 1986 | Dirk De Wolf (Bel) Hitachi-Splendor |
| 1985 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) La Redoute |
| 1984 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) La Vie Claire |
| 1983 | Leo Van Vliet (Ned) TI–Raleigh |
| 1982 | Frank Hoste (Bel) TI–Raleigh |
| 1981 | Bert Oosterbosch (Ned) TI–Raleigh |
| 1980 | Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke (Bel) La Redoute-Motobécane |
| 1979 | Daniel Willems (Bel) Ijsboerke-Warncke Eis |
| 1978 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) Flandria–Velda–Lano |
| 1977 | Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) TI–Raleigh |
| 1976 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) Flandria–Velda–West Vlaams Vleesbedrijf |
| 1975 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria |
| 1974 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria |
| 1973 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) Flandria–Carpenter–Shimano |
| 1972 | Yves Hézard (Fra) Sonolor-Lejeune |
| 1971 | Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) Flandria–Mars |
| 1970 | Willy Van Neste (Bel) Mann-Grundig |
| 1969 | Alain Vasseur (Fra) Bic |
| 1968 | Jean Jourden (Fra) Frimatic-Wolber-De Gribaldy |
| 1967 | Lucien Aimar (Fra) Bic |
| 1966 | Theo Mertens (Bel) Peugeot-BP-Michelin |
| 1965 | Gustaaf De Smet (Bel) Wiel's-Groene Leeuw |
| 1964 | Gilbert Desmet (Bel) Wiel's-Groene Leeuw |
| 1963 | Joseph Planckaert (Bel) Faema-Flandria |
| 1962 | Joseph Groussard (Fra) Pelforth-Sauvage-Lejeune |
| 1961 | Ab Geldermans (Ned) Saint Raphaël-R. Geminiani |
| 1960 | Joseph Planckaert (Bel) Wiel's-Flandria |
| 1959 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) Helyett-Fynsec |
| 1958 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) Helyett-Hutchinson |
| 1957 | Joseph Planckaert (Bel) Peugeot-BP-Dunlop |
| 1956 | Jean Adriaensens (Bel) Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
| 1955 | Louis Déprez (Fra) Ryssel-Wolber |
