| 2009 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) |
| 2008 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) |
| 2007 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) |
| 2006 | Philippe Gilbert (Bel) |
| 2005 | Nick Nuyens (Bel) |
| 2004 | Cancelled because of snow |
| 2003 | Johan Museeuw (Bel) |
| 2002 | Peter Van Petegem (Bel) |
| 2001 | Michele Bartoli (Ita) |
| 2000 | Johan Museeuw (Bel) |
| 1999 | Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) |
| 1998 | Peter Van Petegem (Bel) |
| 1997 | Peter Van Petegem (Bel) |
| 1996 | Tom Steels (Bel) |
| 1995 | Franco Ballerini (Ita) |
| 1994 | Wilfried Nelissen (Bel) |
| 1993 | Wilfried Nelissen (Bel) |
| 1992 | Johan Capiot (Bel) |
| 1991 | Andreas Kappes (Ger) |
| 1990 | Johan Capiot (Bel) |
| 1989 | Etienne De Wilde (Bel) |
| 1988 | Ronny Van Holen (Bel) |
| 1987 | Teun Van Vliet (Ned) |
| 1986 | No Race |
| 1985 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
| 1984 | Eddy Planckaert (Bel) |
| 1983 | Alfons De Wolf (Bel) |
| 1982 | Alfons De Wolf (Bel) |
| 1981 | Jan Raas (Ned) |
| 1980 | Joseph Bruyere (Bel) |
| 1979 | Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1978 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
| 1977 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) |
| 1976 | Willem Peeters (Bel) |
| 1975 | Joseph Bruyere (Bel) |
| 1974 | Joseph Bruyere (Bel) |
| 1973 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1972 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1970 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) |
| 1969 | Roger DeVlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1968 | Herman Vanspringel (Bel) |
| 1967 | Willy Vekemans (Bel) |
| 1966 | Jo De Roo (Ned) |
| 1965 | Noél De Pauw (Bel) |
| 1964 | Frans Melckenbeek (Bel) |
| 1963 | René Van Meenen (Bel) |
| 1962 | Robert DeMiddeleir (Bel) |
| 1961 | Arthur De Cabooter (Bel) |
| 1960 | No Race |
| 1959 | Seamus Elliott (Ire) |
| 1958 | Joseph |
| 1957 | Norbert Kerckhove (Bel) |
| 1956 | Ernest Sterckx (Bel) |
| 1955 | Lode Anthonis (Bel) |
| 1954 | Karel De Baere (Bel) |
| 1953 | Ernest Sterckx (Bel) |
| 1952 | Ernest Sterckx (Bel) |
| 1951 | Jean Bogaerts (Bel) |
| 1950 | André Declerck (Bel) |
| 1949 | André Declerck (Bel) |
| 1948 | Sylvain Grysolle (Bel) |
| 1947 | Albert Sercu (Bel) |
| 1946 | André Pieters (Bel) |
| 1945 | Jean Bogaerts (Bel) |
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