| | Rider | Team |
| 1933 |  | Bulla, MaxMax Bulla (AUT) | |
| 1934 |  | Geyer, LudwigLudwig Geyer (GER) | |
| 1935 |  | Rinaldi, GaspardGaspard Rinaldi (FRA) | |
| 1936 | | Garnier, HenriHenri Garnier (FRA) | |
| 1937 |  | Litschi, KarlKarl Litschi (SUI) | |
| 1938 |  | Valetti, GiovanniGiovanni Valetti (ITA) | |
| 1939 | | Zimmermann, RobertRobert Zimmermann (SUI) | |
| 1940 | No race | | |
| 1941 | | Wagner, JosefJosef Wagner (SUI) | |
| 1942 | | Kubler, FerdinandFerdinand Kübler (SUI) | |
| 1943 | No race | | |
| 1944 | No race | | |
| 1945 | No race | | |
| 1946 | | Bartali, GinoGino Bartali (ITA) | |
| 1947 |  | Bartali, GinoGino Bartali (ITA) | |
| 1948 | | Kubler, FerdinandFerdinand Kübler (SUI) | |
| 1949 | | Weilenmann, GottfriedGottfried Weilenmann (SUI) | |
| 1950 | | Koblet, HugoHugo Koblet (SUI) | |
| 1951 | | Kubler, FerdinandFerdinand Kübler (SUI) | |
| 1952 | | Fornara, PasqualePasquale Fornara (ITA) | |
| 1953 | | Koblet, HugoHugo Koblet (SUI) | |
| 1954 | | Fornara, PasqualePasquale Fornara (ITA) | |
| 1955 | | Koblet, HugoHugo Koblet (SUI) | |
| 1956 | | Graf, RolfRolf Graf (SUI) | |
| 1957 | | Fornara, PasqualePasquale Fornara (ITA) | |
| 1958 | | Fornara, PasqualePasquale Fornara (ITA) | |
| 1959 |  | Junkermann, HansHans Junkermann (GER) | |
| 1960 | | Ruegg, AlfredAlfred Ruegg (SUI) | |
| 1961 | | Moresi, AttilioAttilio Moresi (SUI) | |
| 1962 | | Junkermann, HansHans Junkermann (GER) | |
| 1963 | | Fezzardi, GiuseppeGiuseppe Fezzardi (ITA) | |
| 1964 | | Maurer, RolfRolf Maurer (SUI) | |
| 1965 | | Bitossi, FrancoFranco Bitossi (ITA) | |
| 1966 | | Portalupi, AmbrogioAmbrogio Portalupi (ITA) | |
| 1967 | | Motta, GianniGianni Motta (ITA) | |
| 1968 | | Pfenninger, LouisLouis Pfenninger (SUI) | |
| 1969 | | Adorni, VittorioVittorio Adorni (ITA) | |
| 1970 | | Poggiali, RobertoRoberto Poggiali (ITA) | |
| 1971 |  | Pintens, GeorgesGeorges Pintens (BEL) | |
| 1972 | | Pfenninger, LouisLouis Pfenninger (SUI) | |
| 1973 |  | Fuente, Jose ManuelJosé-Manuel Fuente (ESP) | |
| 1974 | | Merckx, EddyEddy Merckx (BEL) | Molteni |
| 1975 | | De Vlaeminck, RogerRoger De Vlaeminck (BEL) | Perfetti Van Melle |
| 1976 |  | Kuiper, HennieHennie Kuiper (NED) | TI-Raleigh |
| 1977 | | Pollentier, MichelMichel Pollentier (BEL) | Flandria-Velda |
| 1978 | | Wellens, PaulPaul Wellens (BEL) | |
| 1979 | | Wesemael, WilfriedWilfried Wesemael (BEL) | |
| 1980 | | Beccia, MarioMario Beccia (ITA) | |
| 1981 | | Breu, BeatBeat Breu (SUI) | |
| 1982 | | Saronni, GiuseppeGiuseppe Saronni (ITA) | Del Tongo |
| 1983 |  | Kelly, SeanSean Kelly (IRL) | Sem-France Lore |
| 1984 | | Zimmermann, UrsUrs Zimmermann (SUI) | |
| 1985 |  | Anderson, PhilPhil Anderson (AUS) | Panasonic |
| 1986 |  | Hampsten, AndyAndy Hampsten (USA) | La Vie Claire |
| 1987 | | Hampsten, AndyAndy Hampsten (USA) | 7 Eleven Progetto Sunrise |
| 1988 | | Wechselberger, HelmutHelmut Wechselberger (AUT) | |
| 1989 | | Breu, BeatBeat Breu (SUI) | |
| 1990 | | Kelly, SeanSean Kelly (IRL) | PDM-Concorde |
| 1991 | | Roosen, LucLuc Roosen (BEL) | |
| 1992 | | Furlan, GiorgioGiorgio Furlan (ITA) | Ceramiche Ariostea |
| 1993 | | Saligari, MarcoMarco Saligari (ITA) | Ceramiche Ariostea |
| 1994 | | Richard, PascalPascal Richard (SUI) | GB-MG Maglificio |
| 1995 |  | Tonkov, PavelPavel Tonkov (RUS) | Lampre-Ceramiche Panaria |
| 1996 | | Luttenberger, PeterPeter Luttenberger (AUT) | Carrera Jeans |
| 1997 | | Agnolutto, ChristopheChristophe Agnolutto (FRA) | Casino-AG2R Prévoyance |
| 1998 | | Garzelli, StefanoStefano Garzelli (ITA) | Mercatone Uno |
| 1999 | | Casagrande, FrancescoFrancesco Casagrande (ITA) | Vini Caldirola |
| 2000 | | Camenzind, OscarOscar Camenzind (SUI) | Lampre-Daikin |
| 2001 | | Armstrong, LanceLance Armstrong (USA) | US Postal |
| 2002 | | Zulle, AlexAlex Zülle (SUI) | Team Coast |
| 2003 |  | Vinokourov, AlexandreAlexandre Vinokourov (KAZ) | Team Telekom |
| 2004 | | Ullrich, JanJan Ullrich (GER) | T-Mobile Team |
| 2005 |  | Gonzalez, AitorAitor González (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi |
| 2006 | | Ullrich, JanJan Ullrich (GER) | T-Mobile Team |
| 2007 | | Karpets, VladimirVladimir Karpets (RUS) | Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2008 |  | Kreuziger, RomanRoman Kreuziger (CZE) | Liquigas |
| 2009 | | Cancellara, FabianFabian Cancellara (SUI) | Team Saxo Bank |
