| 1947 | Désiré Keteleer ( BEL ) | | | |
| 1948 | Ferdinand Kübler ( SUI ) | | | |
| 1949 | Gino Bartali ( ITA ) | | | |
| 1950 | Édouard Fachleitner ( FRA ) | | | |
| 1951 | Ferdinand Kübler ( SUI ) | | | |
| 1952 | Wout Wagtmans ( NED ) | | | |
| 1953 | Hugo Koblet ( SUI ) | | | |
| 1954 | Jean Forestier ( FRA ) | | | |
| 1955 | René Strehler ( SUI ) | | | |
| 1956 | Pasquale Fornara ( ITA ) | | | |
| 1957 | Jean Forestier ( FRA ) | | | |
| 1958 | Gilbert Bauvin ( FRA ) | | | |
| 1959 | Kurt Gimmi ( SUI ) | | | |
| 1960 | Louis Rostollan ( FRA ) | | | |
| 1961 | Louis Rostollan ( FRA ) | | | |
| 1962 | Guido De Rosso ( ITA ) | Molteni | | |
| 1963 | Willy Bocklant ( BEL ) | | | |
| 1964 | Rolf Maurer ( SUI ) | | | |
| 1965 | Vittorio Adorni ( ITA ) | | | |
| 1966 | Gianni Motta ( ITA ) | Molteni | | |
| 1967 | Vittorio Adorni ( ITA ) | | | |
| 1968 | Eddy Merckx ( BEL ) | Faema | | |
| 1969 | Felice Gimondi ( ITA ) | Salvarani | | |
| 1970 | Gösta Pettersson ( SWE ) | Ferretti | | |
| 1971 | Gianni Motta ( ITA ) | Salvarani | | |
| 1972 | Bernard Thévenet ( FRA ) | Peugeot-BP-Michelin | | |
| 1973 | Wilfried David ( BEL ) | Flandria–Carpenter–Shimano | | |
| 1974 | Joop Zoetemelk ( NED ) | Gitane | | |
| 1975 | Francisco Galdós ( ESP ) | Kas-Kaskol | | |
| 1976 | Johan De Muynck ( BEL ) | Brooklyn | | |
| 1977 | Gianbattista Baronchelli ( ITA ) | Scic | | |
| 1978 | Johan van der Velde ( NED ) | TI–Raleigh | | |
| 1979 | Giuseppe Saronni ( ITA ) | Scic–Bottecchia | | |
| 1980 | Bernard Hinault ( FRA ) | Renault-Elf-Gitane | | |
| 1981 | Tommy Prim ( SWE ) | Bianchi | | |
| 1982 | Jostein Wilmann ( NOR ) | Capri Sonne | | |
| 1983 | Stephen Roche ( IRL ) | Peugeot-Shell-Michelin | | |
| 1984 | Stephen Roche ( IRL ) | La Redoute | | |
| 1985 | Jörg Müller ( SUI ) | Skil-Sem | | |
| 1986 | Claude Criquielion ( BEL ) | Hitachi | | |
| 1987 | Stephen Roche ( IRL ) | Carrera Jeans–Vagabond | | |
| 1988 | Gerard Veldscholten ( NED ) | Weinmann-La Suisse | | |
| 1989 | Phil Anderson ( AUS ) | TVM | | |
| 1990 | Charly Mottet ( FRA ) | RMO | | |
| 1991 | Toni Rominger ( SUI ) | Toshiba | | |
| 1992 | Andrew Hampsten ( USA ) | Motorola | | |
| 1993 | Pascal Richard ( SUI ) | Ariostea | | |
| 1994 | Pascal Richard ( SUI ) | GB-MG Maglificio | | |
| 1995 | Toni Rominger ( SUI ) | Mapei–GB–Latexco | | |
| 1996 | Abraham Olano ( ESP ) | Mapei–GB | | |
| 1997 | Pavel Tonkov ( RUS ) | Mapei–GB | | |
| 1998 | Laurent Dufaux ( SUI ) | Festina–Lotus | | |
| 1999 | Laurent Jalabert ( FRA ) | ONCE–Deutsche Bank | | |
| 2000 | Paolo Savoldelli ( ITA ) | Saeco Macchine per Caffè–Valli & Valli | | |
| 2001 | Dario Frigo ( ITA ) | Fassa Bortolo | | |
| 2002 | Dario Frigo ( ITA ) | Tacconi Sport | | |
| 2003 | Tyler Hamilton ( USA ) | Team CSC | | |
| 2004 | Tyler Hamilton ( USA ) | Phonak | | |
| 2005 | Santiago Botero ( COL ) | Phonak | | |
| 2006 | Cadel Evans ( AUS ) | Davitamon–Lotto | | |
| 2007 | Thomas Dekker ( NED ) | Rabobank | | |
| 2008 | Andreas Klöden ( GER ) | Astana | | |
| 2009 | Roman Kreuziger ( CZE ) | Liquigas | | |
| 2010 | Simon Špilak ( SLO ) | Lampre–Farnese Vini [1] | | |
| 2011 | Cadel Evans ( AUS ) | BMC Racing Team | | |
| 2012 | Bradley Wiggins ( GBR ) | Team Sky | | |
| 2013 | Chris Froome ( GBR ) | Team Sky | | |
| 2014 | Chris Froome ( GBR ) | Team Sky | | |
| 2015 | Ilnur Zakarin ( RUS ) | Team Katusha | | |
| 2016 | Nairo Quintana ( COL ) | Movistar Team | | |
| 2017 | Richie Porte ( AUS ) | BMC Racing Team | | |
| 2018 | Primož Roglič ( SLO ) | LottoNL–Jumbo | | |
| 2019 | Primož Roglič ( SLO ) | Team Jumbo–Visma | Rui Costa (POR) | Geraint Thomas (GBR) |
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