| 2016 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha |
| 2015 | No race held |
| 2014 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha |
| 2013 | Simon Špilak (Slo) Team Katusha |
| 2012 | Moreno Moser (Ita) Liquigas–Cannondale |
| 2011 | John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC–Highroad |
| 2010 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram |
| 2009 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram |
| 2008 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC |
| 2007 | Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile Team |
| 2006 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas |
| 2005 | Erik Zabel (Ger) T-Mobile Team |
| 2004 | Karsten Kroon (Ned) Rabobank |
| 2003 | Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner |
| 2002 | Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom |
| 2001 | Marcus Zberg (Sui) Rabobank |
| 2000 | Kai Hundertmarck (Ger) Team Telekom |
| 1999 | Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Telekom |
| 1998 | Fabio Baldato (Ita) Riso Scotti–MG Maglificio |
| 1997 | Michele Bartoli (Ita) MG Maglificio–Technogym |
| 1996 | Beat Zberg (Sui) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni |
| 1995 | Francesco Frattini (Ita) Gewiss–Ballan |
| 1994 | Olaf Ludwig (Ger) Team Telekom |
| 1993 | Rolf Sørensen (Dnk) Carrera Jeans–Tassoni |
| 1992 | Frank Van Den Abeele (Bel) Lotto–Mavic–MBK |
| 1991 | Johan Bruyneel (Bel) Lotto |
| 1990 | Thomas Wegmüller (Sui) Weinmann-SMM Uster |
| 1989 | Jean-Marie Wampers (Bel) Panasonic–Isostar–Colnago–Agu |
| 1988 | Michel Dernies (Bel) Lotto-Eddy Merckx |
| 1987 | Dag Otto Lauritzen (Nor) 7 Eleven |
| 1986 | Jean-Marie Wampers (Bel) Hitachi-Splendor |
| 1985 | Phil Anderson (Aus) Panasonic–Raleigh |
| 1984 | Phil Anderson (Aus) Panasonic–Raleigh |
| 1983 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo |
| 1982 | Ludo Peeters (Bel) TI–Raleigh–Campagnolo |
| 1981 | Jos Jacobs (Bel) Capri Sonne |
| 1980 | Gianbattista Baronchelli (Ita) Bianchi-Piaggio |
| 1979 | Daniel Willems (Bel) Ijsboerke-Warncke Eis |
| 1978 | Gregor Braun (Ger) Peugeot-Esso-Michelin |
| 1977 | Gerrie Knetemann (Ned) TI–Raleigh |
| 1976 | Freddy Maertens (Bel) Flandria-Velda |
| 1975 | Roy Schuiten (Ned) TI–Raleigh |
| 1974 | Walter Godefroot (Bel) Carpenter–Confortluxe–Flandria |
| 1973 | Georges Pintens (Bel) Rokado-De Gribaldy |
| 1972 | Gilbert Bellone (Fra) Rokado |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) Molteni |
| 1970 | Rudi Altig (Ger) G.B.C.-Zimba |
| 1969 | Georges Pintens (Bel) Mann-Grundig |
| 1968 | Eddy Beugels (Ned) Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
| 1967 | Daniel Van Rijckeghem (Bel) Mann-Grundig |
| 1966 | Barry Hoban (Gbr) Mercier-BP-Hutchinson |
| 1965 | Jean Stablinski (Fra) Ford France-Gitane |
| 1964 | Clément Roman (Bel) Flandria-Roméo |
| 1963 | Hans Junkermann (Ger) Wiel's-Groene Leeuw |
| 1962 | Armand Desmet (Bel) Flandria–Faema–Clément |
