| 2013 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka |
| 2012 | Simon Gerrans (Aus) Orica GreenEdge |
| 2011 | Matthew Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad |
| 2010 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank |
| 2009 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia-HTC |
| 2008 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) CSC Saxo Bank |
| 2007 | Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank |
| 2006 | Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic |
| 2005 | Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Fassa Bortolo |
| 2004 | Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank |
| 2003 | Paolo Bettini (Ita) Quick.Step-Davitamon |
| 2002 | Mario Cipollini (Ita) Acqua & Sapone |
| 2001 | Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom |
| 2000 | Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom |
| 1999 | Andrei Tchmil (Bel) Lotto-Mobistar |
| 1998 | Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom-ADR |
| 1997 | Erik Zabel (Ger) Telekom |
| 1996 | Gabriele Colombo (Ita) Gewiss Playbus |
| 1995 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE |
| 1994 | Giorgio Furlan (Ita) Gewiss Ballan |
| 1993 | Maurizio Fondriest (Ita) Lampre |
| 1992 | Sean Kelly (Ire) Festina |
| 1991 | Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) Carrera |
| 1990 | Gianni Bugno (Ita) Chateau d'Ax |
| 1989 | Laurent Fignon (Fra) System U |
| 1988 | Laurent Fignon (Fra) System U |
| 1987 | Erich Mächelr (Swi) Carrera |
| 1986 | Sean Kelly (Ire) KAS Mavic |
| 1985 | Hennie Kuiper (Ned) |
| 1984 | Francesco Moser (Ita) GiS Gelati-LucTuc |
| 1983 | Giuseppe Saronni (Ita) Del Tongo |
| 1982 | Marc Gomez (Fra) Wolber Spidel |
| 1981 | Alfons DeWolf (Bel) Vermeer-Thijs-Gios |
| 1980 | Pierino Gavazzi (Ita) Magniflex Olmo |
| 1979 | Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) Gis |
| 1978 | Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) Sanson |
| 1977 | Jan Raas (Ned) Frisol-Gazelle |
| 1976 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1975 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1974 | Felice Gimondi (Ita) |
| 1973 | Roger De Vlaeminck (Bel) |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1970 | Michele Dancelli (Ita) |
| 1969 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1968 | Rudi Altig (Ger) |
| 1967 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1966 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1965 | Arie den Hartog (Ned) |
| 1964 | Tom Simpson (GBr) |
| 1963 | Joseph Groussard (Fra) |
| 1962 | Emil Daems (Bel) |
| 1961 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) |
| 1960 | René Privat (Fra) |
| 1959 | Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
| 1958 | Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
| 1957 | Miguel Poblet (Spa) |
| 1956 | Fred DeBruyne (Bel) |
| 1955 | Germain Derijcke (Bel) |
| 1954 | Rik Van Steenbergen (Bel) |
| 1953 | Loretto Petrucci (Ita) |
| 1952 | Loretto Petrucci (Ita) |
| 1951 | Louison Bobet (Fra) |
| 1950 | Gino Bartali (Ita) |
| 1949 | Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
| 1948 | Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
| 1947 | Gino Bartali (Ita) |
| 1946 | Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
| 1943 | Cino Cinelli (Ita) |
| 1942 | Adolfo Leoni (Ita) |
| 1941 | Pierino Favalli (Ita) |
| 1940 | Gino Bartali (Ita) |
| 1939 | Gino Bartali (Ita) |
| 1938 | Giuseppe Olmo (Ita) |
| 1937 | Cesarde Del Cancia (Ita) |
| 1936 | Angelo Varetto (Ita) |
| 1935 | Giuseppe Olmo (Ita) |
| 1934 | Joseph Demysere (Bel) |
| 1933 | Learco Guerra (Ita) |
| 1932 | Alfredo Bovet (Ita) |
| 1931 | Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
| 1930 | Michele Mara (Ita) |
| 1929 | Alfredo Binda (Ita) |
| 1928 | Costante Girardengo (Ita) |
| 1927 | Pietro Chesi (Ita) |
| 1926 | Costante Girardengo (Ita) |
| 1925 | Costante Girardengo (Ita) |
| 1924 | Pietro Linari (Ita) |
| 1923 | Costante Girardengo (Ita) |
| 1922 | Giovanni Brunero (Ita) |
| 1921 | Costante Girardengo (Ita) |
| 1920 | Gaetano Belloni (Ita) |
| 1919 | Angelo Cremo (Ita) |
| 1918 | Costante Girardengo (Ita) |
| 1917 | Gaetano Belloni (Ita) |
| 1915 | Ezio Gorlaita (Ita) |
| 1914 | Ugo Agostoni (Ita) |
| 1913 | Odiel Defraeye (Bel) |
| 1912 | Henri Pellessier (Fra) |
| 1911 | Gustave Garrigou (Fra) |
| 1910 | Eugene Christophe (Fra) |
| 1909 | Luigi Ganna (Ita) |
| 1908 | Cyrille Van Hauwaert (Bel) |
| 1907 | Lucien Petit-Breton (Fra) |
