Past winners
| 2012 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) |
| 2011 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) |
| 2010 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) |
| 2009 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) |
| 2008 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) |
| 2007 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) |
| 2006 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) |
| 2005 | Inigo Landaluze (Spa) |
| 2004 | Iban Mayo (Spa) |
| 2003 | Lance Armstrong (USA) |
| 2002 | Lance Armstrong (USA) |
| 2001 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) |
| 2000 | Tyler Hamilton (USA) |
| 1999 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) |
| 1998 | Armand De las Cuevas (Fra) |
| 1997 | Udo Bolts (Ger) |
| 1996 | Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
| 1995 | Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
| 1994 | Laurent Dufaux (Swi) |
| 1993 | Laurent Dufaux (Swi) |
| 1992 | Charly Mottet (Fra) |
| 1991 | Luis Herrera (Col) |
| 1990 | Robert Millar (Sco) |
| 1989 | Charly Mottet (Fra) |
| 1988 | Luis Herrera (Col) |
| 1987 | Charly Mottet (Fra) |
| 1986 | Urs Zimmermann (Swi) |
| 1985 | Phil Anderson (Aus) |
| 1984 | Martin Ramirez (Col) |
| 1983 | Greg LeMond (USA) * |
| 1982 | Michel Laurent (Fra) |
| 1981 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| 1980 | Johan Van de Velde (Ned) |
| 1979 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| 1978 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
| 1977 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| 1976 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) |
| 1975 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) |
| 1974 | Alain Santy (Fra) |
| 1973 | Luis Ocaña (Spa) |
| 1972 | Luis Ocaña (Spa) |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1969 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1966 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1965 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1964 | Valentin Uriona (Spa) |
| 1963 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1962 | Raymond Mastrotto (Fra) |
| 1961 | Brian Robinson (GB) |
| 1960 | Jean Dotto (Fra) |
| 1959 | Henry Anglade (Fra) |
| 1958 | Louis Rostollan (Fra) |
| 1957 | Marcel Rohrbach (Fra) |
| 1956 | Alex Closs (Fra) |
| 1955 | Louison Bobet (Fra) |
| 1954 | Nello Lauredi (Fra) |
| 1953 | Lucien Teissiere (Fra) |
| 1952 | Jean Dotto (Fra) |
| 1951 | Nello Lauredi (Fra) |
| 1950 | Nello Lauredi (Fra) |
| 1949 | Lucien Lazarides (Fra) |
| 1948 | Edouard Fachleitner (Fra) |
| 1947 | Edouard Klabinski (Pol) |
* Pascal Simon (Fra) finished first but later disqualified for doping
