| 2011 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) Leopard-Trek |
| 2010 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom |
| 2009 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank |
| 2008 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC |
| 2007 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Team CSC |
| 2006 | Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC |
| 2005 | Bobby Julich (USA) CSC |
| 2004 | Jens Voigt (Ger) CSC |
| 2003 | Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance |
| 2002 | Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 2001 | Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco |
| 2000 | Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE |
| 1999 | Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole |
| 1998 | Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis |
| 1997 | Marcelino Garcia (Spa) |
| 1996 | Chris Boardman (GB) |
| 1995 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
| 1994 | Giorgio Furlan (Ita) |
| 1993 | Erik Breukink (Ned) |
| 1992 | Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra) |
| 1991 | Stephen Roche (Ire) |
| 1990 | Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
| 1989 | Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
| 1988 | Erik Breukink (Ned) |
| 1987 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1986 | Urs Zimmermann (Swi) |
| 1985 | Stephen Roche (Ire) |
| 1984 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1983 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1982 | Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
| 1981 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| 1980 | Michel Laurent (Fra) |
| 1979 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) |
| 1978 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| 1977 | Jean Chassang (Fra) |
| 1976 | Patrick Beon (Fra) |
| 1975 | Jacques Esclassan (Fra) |
| 1974 | Bernard Thevenet (Fra) |
| 1973 | Jean-Pierre Danguilaume (Fra) |
| 1972 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1971 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1970 | Georges Chappe (Fra) |
| 1969 | Gilbert Bellone (Fra) |
| 1968 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1967 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1966 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1965 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1964 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1963 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1962 | Joseph Groussard (Fra) |
| 1961 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) |
| 1960 | Jean Graczyk (Fra) |
| 1959 | André Darrigade (Fra) |
| 1958 | Roger Hassenforder (Fra) |
| 1957 | Jean Forestier (Fra) |
| 1956 | Roger Hassenforder (Fra) |
| 1955 | René Privat (Fra) |
| 1954 | Roger Hassenforder (Fra) |
| 1953 | Robert Desbats (Fra) |
| 1952 | Louison Bobet (Fra) |
| 1951 | Louison Bobet (Fra) |
| 1950 | Pierre Barbotin (Fra) |
| 1949 | Emile Idee (Fra) |
| 1948 | Camille Danguilaume (Fra) |
| 1947 | Emile Idee (Fra) |
| 1946 | Kleber Piot (Fra), Camille Danguilaume (Fra) |
| 1945 | Joseph Goutorbe (Fra) |
| 1944 | Roger Piel (Fra) |
| 1943 | Louis Gauthier (Fra), Emile Idee (Fra) |
| 1942 | Aldo Bertocco (Fra), Emile Idee (Fra) |
| 1941 | Yvon Marie (Fra), Benoit Faure (Fra) |
| 1940 | Emile Idee (Fra) |
| 1939 | André Deforge (Fra) |
| 1938 | Pierre Jaminet (Fra) |
| 1937 | Roger Lapbie, René Le Greves (Fra) |
| 1936 | Paul Chocque (Fra) |
| 1935 | René Le Greves (Fra) |
| 1934 | Roger Lapbie (Fra) |
| 1933 | André Leducq (Fra) |
| 1932 | Leon Le Calvez (Fra) |
| 1930 | Robert Brugere (Fra) |
| 1929 | Paul Le Drogo (Fra) |
| 1928 | André Leducq (Fra) |
| 1927 | Julien Moineu (Fra) |
