| 2010 | Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack |
| 2009 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana |
| 2008 | Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana |
| 2007 | Juan José Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir |
| 2006 | José Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir |
| 2005 | Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi |
| 2004 | Denis Menchov (Rus) Illes Balears-Banesto |
| 2003 | Iban Mayo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 2002 | Aitor Osa (Spa) iBanesto.com |
| 2001 | Raimondas Rumsas (Ltu) Fassa Bortolo |
| 2000 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Deutsche Telekom |
| 1999 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE |
| 1998 | Inigo Cuesta (Spa) ONCE |
| 1997 | Alex Zülle (Swi) |
| 1996 | Francesco Casagrande (Ita) |
| 1995 | Alex Zülle (Swi) |
| 1994 | Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 1993 | Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 1992 | Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 1991 | Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
| 1990 | Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
| 1989 | Stephen Roche (Irel) |
| 1988 | Erik Breukink (Ned) |
| 1987 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1986 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1985 | Pello Ruiz-Cabestany (Spa) |
| 1984 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1983 | Julian Gorospe (Spa) |
| 1982 | José-Luis Laguia (Spa) |
| 1981 | Silvano Contini (Ita) |
| 1980 | Alberto Fernandez (Spa) |
| 1979 | Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
| 1978 | Juan-A. Gonzalez-Linares (Spa) |
| 1977 | Juan-A. Gonzalez-Linares (Spa) |
| 1976 | Giambattista Baronchelli (Ita) |
| 1975 | Juan-A. Gonzalez-Linares (Spa) |
| 1974 | Miguel-Maria Lasa (Spa) |
| 1973 | Luis Ocana (Spa) |
| 1972 | Juan-A. Gonzalez-Linares (Spa) |
| 1971 | Luis Ocana (Spa) |
| 1970 | Luis-P. Santamarina (Spa) |
| 1969 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1935 | Gino Bartali (Ita) |
| 1930 | Mariano Carnado (Spa) |
| 1929 | Maurice De Waele (Bel) |
| 1928 | Maurice De Waele (Bel) |
| 1927 | Victor Fontan (Fra) |
| 1926 | Nicolas Frantz (Lux) |
| 1925 | Auguste Verdyck (Bel) |
| 1924 | Francis Pélissier (Fra) |
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