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| 2012 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos-Shimano |
| 2011 | Jonas Aaen Jorgensen (Den) Saxo Bank SunGard |
| 2010 | Aleksejs Saramotins (Lat) Team HTC - Columbia |
| 2009 | Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française Des Jeux |
| 2008 | William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole |
| 2007 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2r Prévoyance |
| 2006 | Cedric Vasseur (Fra) Quick Step-Innergetic |
| 2005 | Nico Eeckhout (Bel) Chocolade Jacques - T Interim |
| 2004 | Ludovic Capelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Colnago |
| 2003 | Jans Koerts (Ned) BankGiroLoterij Cycling Team |
| 2002 | Cédric Vasseur (Fra) Cofidis |
| 2001 | Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Collstrop-Palmans |
| 2000 | Peter Van Petegem (Bel) Farm Frites |
| 1999 | Lauri Aus (Est) |
| 1997 | Magnus Bäckstedt (Swe) |
| 1996 | Mario Aerts (Bel) |
| 1995 | Frank Corvers (Bel) |
| 1994 | Wilfried Nelissen (Bel) |
| 1993 | Jann Kirsipuu (Est) |
| 1992 | Phil Anderson (Aus) |
| 1991 | Jacky Durand (Fra) |
| 1990 | Frédéric Moncassin (Fra) |
| 1989 | Sammie Moreels (Bel) |
| 1988 | Stéphane Cueff (Fra) |
| 1988 | Jan Goessens (Bel) |
| 1987 | Alain Peiper (Aus) |
| 1986 | Teun Van Vliet (Ned) |
| 1985 | Adri Van der Poel (Ned) |
| 1984 | Kim Andersen (Den) |
| 1983 | Sean Kelly (Ire) |
| 1981 | André Chalmel (Fra) |
| 1982 | Sven-Ake Nilsson (Swe) |
| 1980 | Etienne De Wilde (Bel) |
| 1979 | Serge Perin (Fra) |
| 1978 | Daniel Gisiger (Swi) |
| 1977 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) |
| 1976 | Yvon Bertin (Fra) |
| 1975 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) |
| 1974 | Bernard Bourreau (Fra) |
| 1973 | Roger Rosiers (Bel) |
| 1972 | Marc Demeyer (Bel) |
| 1971 | Daniel Van Rijckeghem (Bel) |
| 1970 | Jean Jourdan (Fra) |
| 1969 | Jan Janssen (Ned) |
| 1968 | Willy In 't' Ven (Bel) |
| 1967 | Paul In 't' Ven (Bel) |
| 1966 | Jean Stablinski (Fra) |
| 1965 | Willy Bocklant (Bel) |
| 1964 | Frans Melckenbeeck (Bel) |
| 1963 | Clement Roman (Bel) |
| 1962 | Laurent Christians (Bel) |
| 1961 | Johannes De Haan (Ned) |
| 1960 | Joseph Schils (Bel) |
| 1959 | Jaen-Claude Annaert (Fra) |
| 1958 | Maurice Meuleman (Bel) |
| 1957 | Willy Truye (Bel) |
| 1956 | Seamus Elliott (Ire) |
| 1955 | Alfred Kain (Aut) |
| 1954 | Joseph Planckaert (Bel) |
| 1953 | Paul Taeldeman (Bel) |
| 1952 | Cesare Marcelak (Fra) |
| 1951 | Henri Duhamel (Fra) |
| 1950 | José Beyaert (Fra) |
| 1949 | Paul Detrue (Fra) |
| 1948 | Eugene Dupuis (Fra) |
| 1947 | Eugéne Dupuis (Fra) |
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