| 1903 | Maurice Garin | La Française | | |
| 1904 | Maurice Garin Henri Cornet [E] | Conte | | |
| 1905 | Louis Trousselier | Peugeot–Wolber | | |
| 1906 | René Pottier | Peugeot–Wolber | | |
| 1907 | Lucien Petit-Breton | Peugeot–Wolber | | |
| 1908 | Lucien Petit-Breton | Peugeot–Wolber | | |
| 1909 | François Faber | Alcyon–Dunlop | | |
| 1910 | Octave Lapize | Alcyon–Dunlop | | |
| 1911 | Gustave Garrigou | Alcyon–Dunlop | | |
| 1912 | Odile Defraye | Alcyon–Dunlop | | |
| 1913 | Philippe Thys | Peugeot–Wolber | | |
| 1914 | Philippe Thys | Peugeot–Wolber | | |
| 1915 | | | | |
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| 1917 | | | | |
| 1918 | | | | |
| 1919 | Firmin Lambot | La Sportive | | |
| 1920 | Philippe Thys | La Sportive | | |
| 1921 | Léon Scieur | La Sportive | | |
| 1922 | Firmin Lambot | Peugeot–Wolber | | |
| 1923 | Henri Pélissier | Automoto–Hutchinson | | |
| 1924 | Ottavio Bottecchia | Automoto | | |
| 1925 | Ottavio Bottecchia | Automoto–Hutchinson | | |
| 1926 | Lucien Buysse | Automoto–Hutchinson | | |
| 1927 | Nicolas Frantz | Alcyon–Dunlop | | |
| 1928 | Nicolas Frantz | Alcyon–Dunlop | | |
| 1929 | Maurice De Waele | Alcyon–Dunlop | | |
| 1930 | André Leducq | Alcyon–Dunlop | | |
| 1931 | Antonin Magne | France | | |
| 1932 | André Leducq | France | | |
| 1933 | Georges Speicher | France | | |
| 1934 | Antonin Magne | France | | |
| 1935 | Romain Maes | Belgium | | |
| 1936 | Sylvère Maes | Belgium | | |
| 1937 | Roger Lapébie | France | | |
| 1938 | Gino Bartali* | Italy | | |
| 1939 | Sylvère Maes* | Belgium | | |
| 1940 | | | | |
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| 1946 | | | | |
| 1947 | Jean Robic | France | | |
| 1948 | Gino Bartali* | Italy | | |
| 1949 | Fausto Coppi* | Italy | | |
| 1950 | Ferdinand Kübler | Switzerland | | |
| 1951 | Hugo Koblet | Switzerland | | |
| 1952 | Fausto Coppi* | Italy | | |
| 1953 | Louison Bobet | France | | |
| 1954 | Louison Bobet | France | | |
| 1955 | Louison Bobet | France | | |
| 1956 | Roger Walkowiak | France | | |
| 1957 | Jacques Anquetil | France | | |
| 1958 | Charly Gaul | Luxembourg | | |
| 1959 | Federico Bahamontes* | Spain | | |
| 1960 | Gastone Nencini | Italy | | |
| 1961 | Jacques Anquetil | France | | |
| 1962 | Jacques Anquetil | Saint-Raphaël–Helyett–Hutchinson | | |
| 1963 | Jacques Anquetil | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani | | |
| 1964 | Jacques Anquetil | Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–Dunlop | | |
| 1965 | Felice Gimondi | Salvarani | | |
| 1966 | Lucien Aimar | Ford France–Hutchinson | | |
| 1967 | Roger Pingeon | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | | |
| 1968 | Jan Janssen | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune | | |
| 1969 | Eddy Merckx | Faema | | |
| 1970 | Eddy Merckx* | Faemino–Faema | | |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx | Molteni | | |
| 1972 | Eddy Merckx | Molteni | | |
| 1973 | Luis Ocaña | Bic | | |
| 1974 | Eddy Merckx | Molteni | | |
| 1975 | Bernard Thévenet | Peugeot–BP–Michelin | | |
| 1976 | Lucien Van Impe | Gitane–Campagnolo | | |
| 1977 | Bernard Thévenet | Peugeot–Esso–Michelin | | |
| 1978 | Bernard Hinault | Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo | | |
| 1979 | Bernard Hinault | Renault–Gitane | | |
| 1980 | Joop Zoetemelk | TI–Raleigh–Creda | | |
| 1981 | Bernard Hinault | Renault–Elf–Gitane | | |
| 1982 | Bernard Hinault | Renault–Elf–Gitane | | |
| 1983 | Laurent Fignon# | Renault–Elf | | |
| 1984 | Laurent Fignon | Renault–Elf | | |
| 1985 | Bernard Hinault | La Vie Claire | | |
| 1986 | Greg LeMond | La Vie Claire | | |
| 1987 | Stephen Roche | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | | |
| 1988 | Pedro Delgado | Reynolds | | |
| 1989 | Greg LeMond | AD Renting–W-Cup–Bottecchia | | |
| 1990 | Greg LeMond | Z–Tomasso | | |
| 1991 | Miguel Indurain | Banesto | | |
| 1992 | Miguel Indurain | Banesto | | |
| 1993 | Miguel Indurain | Banesto | | |
| 1994 | Miguel Indurain | Banesto | | |
| 1995 | Miguel Indurain | Banesto | | |
| 1996 | Bjarne Riis [A] | Team Telekom | | |
| 1997 | Jan Ullrich# | Team Telekom | | |
| 1998 | Marco Pantani | Mercatone Uno–Bianchi | | |
| 1999 | Lance Armstrong | U.S. Postal Service | | |
| 2000 | Lance Armstrong | U.S. Postal Service | | |
| 2001 | Lance Armstrong | U.S. Postal Service | | |
| 2002 | Lance Armstrong | U.S. Postal Service | | |
| 2003 | Lance Armstrong | U.S. Postal Service | | |
| 2004 | Lance Armstrong | U.S. Postal Service | | |
| 2005 | Lance Armstrong | Discovery Channel | | |
| 2006 | Floyd Landis Óscar Pereiro [C] | Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears | | |
| 2007 | Alberto Contador# | Discovery Channel | | |
| 2008 | Carlos Sastre* | Team CSC | | |
| 2009 | Alberto Contador | Astana | | |
| 2010 | Alberto Contador Andy Schleck # [D] | Team Saxo Bank | | |
| 2011 | Cadel Evans | BMC Racing Team | | |
| 2012 | Bradley Wiggins | Team Sky | | |
| 2013 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | | |
| 2014 | Vincenzo Nibali | Astana | | |
| 2015 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | | |
| 2016 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | | |
| 2017 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | | |
| 2018 | Geraint Thomas | Team Sky | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Chris Froome (GBR) |
| 2019 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Team Sky | Geraint Thomas | Steven Kruijswijk (NED) |
| 2020 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Richie Porte (AUS) |
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