| 2011 | Alex Rasmussen (Den) HTC-Highroad |
| 2010 | Matthew Goss (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia |
| 2009 | André Greipel (Ger) Team Columbia-High Road |
| 2008 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team CSC |
| 2007 | Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC |
| 2006 | Greg Henderson (NZl) Health Net presented by Maxxis |
| 2005 | Chris Wherry (USA) Health Net presented by Maxxis |
| 2004 | Francisco Ventoso (Esp) Saunier Duval-Prodir |
| 2003 | Stefano Zanini (Ita) Saeco Macchine per Caffè |
| 2002 | Mark Walters (Can) Navigators Cycling Team |
| 2001 | Fred Rodriguez (USA) Domo-Farm Frites |
| 2000 | Henk Vogels (Aus) Mercury Cycling Team |
| 1999 | Jakob Piil (Den) Acceptcard Pro Cycling |
| 1998 | George Hincapie (USA) US Postal Service |
| 1997 | Massimiliano Lelli (Ita) Saeco |
| 1996 | Eddy Gragus (USA) U.S. Postal Service |
| 1995 | Norman Alvis (USA) Saturn |
| 1994 | Sean Yates (GBr) Motorola |
| 1993 | Lance Armstrong (USA) Motorola |
| 1992 | Bart Bowen (USA) Subaru-Montgomery |
| 1991 | Michel Zanoli (Ned) Tulip Computers |
| 1990 | Paolo Cimini (Ita) Gis Gelati-Juvenes San Marino |
| 1989 | Greg Oravetz (USA) Coors Light |
| 1988 | Roberto Gaggioli (Ita) Pepsi Cola-Fanini-FNT |
| 1987 | Tom Schuler (USA) 7-Eleven Cycling Team |
| 1986 | Thomas Prehn (USA) Schwinn-Icy Hot |
| 1985 | Eric Heiden (USA) 7-Eleven Cycling Team |
