| 2013 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) IAM Cycling |
| 2012 | Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) Team Europcar |
| 2011 | Björn Leukemans (BEL) Vacansoleil-DCM |
| 2010 | Gustav Larsson (SWE) Team Saxo Bank |
| 2009 | Mathieu Perget (FRA) Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2008 | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) Crédit Agricole |
| 2007 | Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bouygues Télécom |
| 2006 | Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis |
| 2005 | Sébastien Joly (FRA) Crédit Agricole |
| 2004 | Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Crédit Agricole |
| 2003 | Massimiliano Lelli (ITA) Cofidis |
| 2002 | Patrice Halgand (FRA) Jean Delatour |
| 2001 | Franck Bouyer (FRA) Bonjour |
| 2000 | Patrice Halgand (FRA) Jean Delatour |
| 1999 | Stéphane Heulot (FRA) Française des Jeux |
| 1998 | Vincent Cali (FRA) Casino-Ag2r |
| 1997 | Lauri Aus (EST) Casino |
| 1996 | Laurent Brochard (FRA) Festina-Lotus |
| 1995 | Andrei Tchmil (UKR) |
| 1994 | Jens Heppner (DEU) |
| 1993 | Charly Mottet (FRA) |
| 1992 | Eric Boyer (FRA) |
| 1991 | Michel Vermote (BEL) |
| 1990 | Martial Gayant (FRA) |
| 1989 | Thierry Claveyrolat (FRA) |
| 1988 | Jean-Marc Manfrin (FRA) |
| 1987 | Charly Mottet (FRA) |
| 1986 | Dominique Gaigne (FRA) |
| 1985 | Thierry Marie (FRA) |
| 1984 | Kim Andersen (DEN) |
| 1983 | Dominique Arnaud (FRA) |
| 1982 | Eric Salomon (FRA) |
| 1981 | Marc Madiot (FRA) |
| 1980 | René Bittinger (FRA) |
| 1979 | Bernard Vallet (FRA) |
| 1978 | Gilbert Chaumaz (FRA) |
| 1977 | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 1976 | Bernard Hinault (FRA) |
| 1975 | Francis Campaner (FRA) |
| 1974 | Ryszard Szurkowski (POL) |
| 1973 | François Dubreuil (FRA) |
| 1972 | Juri Dimitriev (URS) |
| 1971 | François Dubreuil (FRA) |
| 1970 | Francis Duteil (FRA) |
| 1969 | Paul Gutty (FRA) |
| 1968 | Pierre Martelozzo (FRA) |
