| 2016 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky |
| 2015 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky |
| 2014 | Carlos Betancur (Col) Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 2013 | Richie Porte (Aus) Team Sky |
| 2012 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team Sky |
| 2011 | Tony Martin (Ger) HTC–Highroad |
| 2010 | Alberto Contador (Esp) Astana |
| 2009 | Luis León Sánchez (Esp) Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2008 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner |
| 2007 | Alberto Contador (Esp) Discovery Channel |
| 2006 | Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak |
| 2005 | Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC |
| 2004 | Jörg Jaksche (Ger) Team CSC |
| 2003 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom |
| 2002 | Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Team Telekom |
| 2001 | Dario Frigo (Ita) Fassa Bortolo |
| 2000 | Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Telekom |
| 1999 | Michael Boogerd (Ned) Rabobank |
| 1998 | Frank Vandenbroucke (Bel) Mapei–Bricobi |
| 1997 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE |
| 1996 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE |
| 1995 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) ONCE |
| 1994 | Tony Rominger (Sui) Mapei–CLAS |
| 1993 | Alex Zülle (Sui) ONCE |
| 1992 | Jean-François Bernard (Fra) Banesto |
| 1991 | Tony Rominger (Sui) Toshiba |
| 1990 | Miguel Indurain (Esp) Banesto |
| 1989 | Miguel Indurain (Esp) Reynolds |
| 1988 | Sean Kelly (Irl) Kas-Mavic |
| 1987 | Sean Kelly (Irl) Kas |
| 1986 | Sean Kelly (Irl) Kas-Mavic |
| 1985 | Sean Kelly (Irl) Skil-Sem-Reydel |
| 1984 | Sean Kelly (Irl) Skil-Sem-Reydel |
| 1983 | Sean Kelly (Irl) Sem-France Loire |
| 1982 | Sean Kelly (Irl) Sem-France Loire |
| 1981 | Stephen Roche (Irl) Peugeot-Esso-Michelin |
| 1980 | Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Peugeot-Esso-Michelin |
| 1979 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) Miko-Mercier |
| 1978 | Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) TI-Raleigh |
| 1977 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) Flandria-Velda |
| 1976 | Michel Laurent (Fra) Miko-De Gribaldy |
| 1975 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson |
| 1974 | Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson |
| 1973 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson |
| 1972 | Raymond Poulidor (Fra) Gan-Mercier-Hutchinson |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) Molteni |
| 1970 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) Faemino |
| 1969 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) Faema |
| 1968 | Rolf Wolfshohl (Ger) Bic |
| 1967 | Tom Simpson (GBr) Peugeot-BP-Michelin |
| 1966 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) Ford-Hutchinson |
| 1965 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) Ford-Gitane |
| 1964 | Jan Janssen (Ned) Pelforth-Sauvage |
| 1963 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) St.Raphael-Gitane |
| 1962 | Joseph Planckaert (Bel) Flandria-Faema |
| 1961 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) Helyett-Fynsec |
| 1960 | Raymond Impanis (Bel) Faema |
| 1959 | Jean Graczyck (Fra) Helyett |
| 1958 | Fred De Bruyne (Bel) Carpano |
| 1957 | Jacques Anquetil (Fra) Helyett |
| 1956 | Fred De Bruyne (Bel) Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
| 1955 | Jean Bobet (Fra) L.Bobet-BP-Hutchinson |
| 1954 | Raymond Impanis (Bel) Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
| 1953 | Jean-Pierre Munch (Fra) Arliguie-Hutchinson |
| 1952 | Louison Bobet (Fra) Stella-Huret |
| 1951 | Roger Decock (Bel) Bertin |
| 1946 | Fermo Camellini (Ita) Olmo |
| 1939 | Maurice Archambaud (Fra) Mercier-Hutchinson |
| 1938 | Jules Lowie (Bel) Pélissier-Mercier-Hutchinson |
| 1937 | Roger Lapébie (Fra) Mercier-Hutchinson |
| 1936 | Maurice Archambaud (Fra) Mercier-Hutchinson |
| 1935 | René Vietto (Fra) |
| 1934 | Gaston Rebry (Bel) Alycon |
| 1933 | Alphonse Schepers (Bel) La Française |
