| 2009 | Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step |
| 2008 | Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2007 | Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas |
| 2006 | Xavier Florencio (Spa) Bouygues Telecom |
| 2005 | Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir |
| 2004 | Miguel Perdiguero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir |
| 2003 | Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon |
| 2002 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) CSC |
| 2001 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) CSC |
| 2000 | Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank |
| 1999 | Francesco Casagrande (Ita) |
| 1998 | Francesco Casagrande (Ita) |
| 1997 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) |
| 1996 | Udo Bölts (Ger) |
| 1995 | Lance Armstrong (USA) |
| 1994 | Armand De las Cuevas (Fra) |
| 1993 | Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
| 1992 | Raul Alcala (Mex) |
| 1991 | Gianni Bugno (Ita) |
| 1990 | Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
| 1989 | Gerhard Zadrobilek (Aut) |
| 1988 | Gert Jan Theunisse (Ned) |
| 1987 | Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
| 1986 | Inaki Caston (Spa) |
| 1985 | Adrie Van der Poel (Ned) |
| 1984 | Niki Rüttimann (Swi) |
| 1983 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
| 1982 | Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
| 1981 | Marino Lejarreta (Spa) |
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