| 2009 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha |
| 2008 | Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) CSC Saxo Bank |
| 2007 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic |
| 2006 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic |
| 2005 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep |
| 2004 | Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick.Step-Davitamon |
| 2003 | Steven De Jongh (Ned) Rabobank |
| 2002 | Dario Pieri (Ita) Alessio |
| 2001 | Andrej Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Adecco |
| 2000 | Serguei Ivanov (Rus) Farm Frites |
| 1999 | Peter Van Petegem (Bel) TVM-Farm Frites |
| 1998 | Johan Museeuw (Bel) Mapei-Bricobi |
| 1997 | Hendrik Van Dyck (Bel) |
| 1996 | Carlo Bomans (Bel) |
| 1995 | Bart Leysen (Bel) |
| 1994 | Andrej Tchmil (Mda) |
| 1993 | Mario Cipollini (Ita) |
| 1992 | Johan Museeuw (Bel) |
| 1991 | Olaf Ludwig (Ger) |
| 1990 | Sören Lilholt (Den) |
| 1989 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
| 1988 | Guido Bontempi (Ita) |
| 1987 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
| 1986 | Eric Vanderaerden (Bel) |
| 1985 | Phil Anderson (AUS) |
| 1984 | Bert Oosterbosch (Ned) |
| 1983 | Willy Tackaert (Bel) |
| 1982 | Jean Bogaert (Bel) |
| 1981 | Jan Raas (Ned) |
| 1980 | Jan Raas (Ned) |
| 1979 | Jan Raas (Ned) |
| 1978 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
| 1977 | Dietrich Thurau (Ger) |
| 1976 | Walter Planckaert (Bel) |
| 1975 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) |
| 1974 | Herman Vanspringel (Bel) |
| 1973 | Willy In'T'Ven (Bel) |
| 1972 | Hubert Hutsebaut (Bel) |
| 1971 | Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1970 | Daniel Van Ryckegem (Bel) |
| 1969 | Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
| 1968 | Jacques De Boever (Bel) |
| 1967 | Willy Bocklant (Bel) |
| 1966 | Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
| 1965 | Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
| 1964 | Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
| 1963 | Noél Fore (Bel) |
| 1962 | André Messelis (Bel) |
| 1961 | Arthur De Carbooter (Bel) |
| 1960 | Daniel Doom (Bel) |
| 1959 | Norbert Kerckhove (Bel) |
| 1958 | Armand Desmet (Bel) |
