| 2015 | Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky |
| 2014 | Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin–Sharp |
| 2013 | Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky |
| 2012 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky |
| 2011 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky |
| 2010 | Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack |
| 2009 | Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2008 | Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2007 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R Prévoyance |
| 2006 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner |
| 2005 | Iñigo Landaluze (Esp) Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2004 | Iban Mayo (Esp) Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| 2003 | Result Void |
| 2002 | Result Void |
| 2001 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) Festina |
| 2000 | Tyler Hamilton (USA) U.S. Postal Service |
| 1999 | Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Casino–Ag2r Prévoyance |
| 1998 | Armand De Las Cuevas (Fra) Banesto |
| 1997 | Udo Bölts (Ger) Team Telekom |
| 1996 | Miguel Indurain (Esp) Banesto |
| 1995 | Miguel Indurain (Esp) Banesto |
| 1994 | Laurent Dufaux (Sui) ONCE |
| 1993 | Laurent Dufaux (Sui) ONCE |
| 1992 | Charly Mottet (Fra) RMO |
| 1991 | Luis Herrera (Col) Postobon |
| 1990 | Robert Millar (GBr) Z |
| 1989 | Charly Mottet (Fra) RMO |
| 1988 | Luis Herrera (Col) Café de Colombia |
| 1987 | Charly Mottet (Fra) Systeme U-Gitane |
| 1986 | Urs Zimmermann (Sui) Carrera–Inoxpran |
| 1985 | Phil Anderson (Aus) Panasonic |
| 1984 | Martin Ramirez (Col) Systeme U |
| 1983 | Greg LeMond[Note 1] (USA) Renault-Elf-Gitane |
| 1982 | Michel Laurent (Fra) Peugeot-Esso-Michelin |
| 1981 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) Renault-Elf-Gitane |
| 1980 | Johan van der Velde (Ned) TI-Raleigh |
| 1979 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) Renault-Elf-Gitane |
| 1978 | Michel Pollentier (Bel) |
| 1977 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) Gitane-Campagnolo |
| 1976 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) Peugeot-BP-Michelin |
| 1975 | Bernard Thévenet (Fra) Peugeot BP Michelin |
| 1974 | Alain Santy (Fra) |
| 1973 | Luis Ocaña (Esp) |
| 1972 | Luis Ocaña (Esp) |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) Molteni |
| 1970 | Luis Ocaña (Esp) |
| 1969 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1966 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1965 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1964 | Valentin Uriona (Esp) |
| 1963 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1962 | Raymond Mastrotto (Fra) |
| 1961 | Brian Robinson (GBr) |
| 1960 | Jean Dotto (Fra) |
| 1959 | Henry Anglade (Fra) |
| 1958 | Louis Rostollan (Fra) |
| 1957 | Marcel Rohrbach (Fra) |
| 1956 | Alex Close (Bel) |
| 1955 | Louison Bobet (Fra) |
| 1954 | Nello Lauredi (Fra) |
| 1953 | Lucien Teisseire (Fra) |
| 1952 | Jean Dotto (Fra) |
| 1951 | Nello Lauredi (Fra) |
| 1950 | Nello Lauredi (Fra) |
| 1949 | Lucien Lazarides (Fra) |
| 1948 | Édouard Fachleitner (Fra) |
| 1947 | Edouard Klabinski (Pol) |
| 1947 | Edouard Klabinski (Pol) |
