| 2010 | Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 195.5km in 4.39.24 (41.98 km/h) |
| 2009 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 204km in 4.41.15 (41.56 km/h) |
| 2008 | Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team High Road 199.5 km in 4.35.29 (43.45 km/h) |
| 2007 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 202.5 km in 4.48.06 (42.173 km/h) |
| 2006 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 202.0 km in 4.42.45 (42.865 km/h) |
| 2005 | Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 201.5 km in 4.44.55 (42.43 km/h) |
| 2004 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 199.5 km in 4.31.33 (44.08 km/h) |
| 2003 | Igor Astarloa (Spa) Team Saeco 198 km in 4.39.17 (42.86 km/h) |
| 2002 | Mario Aerts (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 198 km in 4.42.04 (42.117 km/h) |
| 2001 | Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto Adecco 198 km in 4.50.03 (40.958 km/h) |
| 2000 | Francesco Casagrande (Ita) Vini Caldirola 198 km in 4.53.08 (40.53 km/h) |
| 1999 | Michele Bartoli (Ita) Mapei 210 km in 4.52.46 (41.19 km/h) |
| 1998 | Bo Hamburger (Den) Casino 201 km in 5.06.54 (39.30 km/h) |
| 1997 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
| 1996 | Lance Armstrong (USA) |
| 1995 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
| 1994 | Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
| 1993 | Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) |
| 1992 | Giorgio Furlan (Ita) |
| 1991 | Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
| 1990 | Moreno Argentin (Ita) |
| 1989 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
| 1988 | Rolf Gölz (Ger) |
| 1987 | Jean-Claude Leclercq (Fra) |
| 1986 | Laurent Fignon (Fra) |
| 1985 | Claude Criquielion (Bel) |
| 1984 | Kim Andersen (Den) |
| 1983 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| 1982 | Mario Beccia (Ita) |
| 1981 | Daniel Willems (Bel) |
| 1980 | Guiseppe Saronni (Ita) |
| 1979 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| 1978 | Michel Laurent (Fra) |
| 1977 | Francesco Moser (Ita) |
| 1976 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) |
| 1975 | André Dierickx (Bel) |
| 1974 | Frans Verbeeck (Bel) |
| 1973 | André Dierickx (Bel) |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1971 | Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1970 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1969 | Jos Huysmans (Bel) |
| 1968 | Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
| 1967 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1966 | Michele Dancelli (Ita) |
| 1965 | Roberto Poggiali (Ita) |
| 1964 | Gilbert Desmet (Bel) |
| 1963 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1962 | Henri De Wolf (Bel) |
| 1961 | Willy Vannitsen (Bel) |
| 1960 | Pino Cerami (Bel) |
| 1959 | Joseph Hoevenaars (Bel) |
| 1958 | Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel) |
| 1957 | Raymond Impanis (Bel) |
| 1956 | Richard Van Genechten (Bel) |
| 1955 | Stan Ockers (Bel) |
| 1954 | Germain Derijcke (Bel) |
| 1953 | Stan Ockers (Bel) |
| 1952 | Ferdi Kübler (Swi) |
| 1951 | Ferdi Kübler (Swi) |
| 1950 | Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
| 1949 | Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel) |
| 1948 | Fermo Camellini (Ita) |
| 1947 | Ernest Sterckx (Bel) |
| 1946 | Desire Keteleer (Bel) |
| 1945 | Marcel Kint (Bel) |
| 1944 | Marcel Kint (Bel) |
| 1943 | Marcel Kint (Bel) |
| 1942 | Karel Thijs (Bel) |
| 1941 | Sylvain Grysolle (Bel) |
| 1939 | Edmund Delathouwer (Bel) |
| 1938 | Emile Masson (Bel) |
| 1937 | Adolph Braeckeveldt (Bel) |
| 1936 | Philippe Demeersman (Bel) |
