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| 2023 |  | USA | Sepp Kuss | |
| 2022 |  | BEL | Remco Evenepoel | |
| 2021 |  | SLO | Primoz Roglic | |
| 2020 | | SLO | Primoz Roglic | |
| 2019 | | SLO | Primoz Roglic | |
| 2018 |  | GBR | Simon Yates | |
| 2017 | | GBR | Christopher Froome | |
| 2016 |  | COL | Nairo Quintana | |
| 2015 |  | ITA | Fabio Aru | |
| 2014 |  | ESP | Alberto Contador | |
| 2013 | | USA | Chris Horner | |
| 2012 | | ESP | Alberto Contador | |
| 2011 | | GBR | Christopher Froome | |
| 2010 | | ITA | Vincenzo Nibali | |
| 2009 | | ESP | Alejandro Valverde | |
| 2008 | | ESP | Alberto Contador | |
| 2007 |  | RUS | Denis Menchov | |
| 2006 |  | KAZ | Alexandr Vinokurov | |
| 2005 | | ESP | Roberto Heras | |
| 2004 | | ESP | Roberto Heras | |
| 2003 | | ESP | Roberto Heras | |
| 2002 | | ESP | Aitor Gonzalez | |
| 2001 | | ESP | Angel Casero | |
| 2000 | | ESP | Roberto Heras | |
| 1999 |  | GER | Jan Ullrich | |
| 1998 | | ESP | Abraham Olano | |
| 1997 |  | SUI | Alex Zülle | |
| 1996 | | SUI | Alex Zülle | |
| 1995 |  | FRA | Laurent Jalabert | |
| 1994 | | SUI | Tony Rominger | |
| 1993 | | SUI | Tony Rominger | |
| 1992 | | SUI | Tony Rominger | |
| 1991 | | ESP | Melchior Mauri | |
| 1990 | | ITA | Marco Giovanetti | |
| 1989 | | ESP | Pedro Delgado | |
| 1988 |  | IRL | Sean Kelly | |
| 1987 | | COL | Luis Herrera | |
| 1986 | | ESP | Alvaro Pino | |
| 1985 | | ESP | Pedro Delgado | |
| 1984 | | FRA | Eric Caritoux | |
| 1983 | | FRA | Bernard Hinault | |
| 1982 | | ESP | Marino Lejarreta | |
| 1981 | | ITA | Giovanni Battaglin | |
| 1980 | | ESP | Faustino Ruperez | |
| 1979 |  | NED | Joop Zoetemelk | |
| 1978 | | FRA | Bernard Hinault | |
| 1977 | | BEL | Freddy Maertens | |
| 1976 | | ESP | Jose Pesarrodona | |
| 1975 | | ESP | Agustin Tamames | |
| 1974 | | ESP | Jose Manuel Fuente | |
| 1973 | | BEL | Eddie Merckx | |
| 1972 | | ESP | Jose Manuel Fuente | |
| 1971 | | BEL | Ferdinand Bracke | |
| 1970 | | ESP | Luis Ocana | |
| 1969 | | FRA | Roger Pingeon | |
| 1968 | | ITA | Felice Gimondi | |
| 1967 | | NED | Jan Janssen | |
| 1966 | | ESP | Francisco Gabica | |
| 1965 |  | FRG | Rolf Wolfshohl | |
| 1964 | | FRA | Raymond Poulidor | |
| 1963 | | FRA | Jacques Anquetil | |
| 1962 | | FRG | Rudi Altig | |
| 1961 | | ESP | Angelino Soler | |
| 1960 | | BEL | Frans De Mulder | |
| 1959 | | ESP | Antonio Suarez | |
| 1958 | | FRA | Jean Stablinski | |
| 1957 | | ESP | Jesus Lorono | |
| 1956 | | ITA | Angelo Conterno | |
| 1955 | | FRA | Jean Dotto | |
| 1950 | | ESP | Emilio Rodríguez | |
| 1948 | | ESP | Bernardo Ruiz | |
| 1947 | | BEL | Edward Van Dijck | |
| 1946 | | ESP | Dalmacio Langarica | |
| 1945 | | ESP | Delio Rodríguez | |
| 1942 | | ESP | Julian Berrendero | |
| 1941 | | ESP | Julian Berrendero | |
| 1936 | | BEL | Gustaaf Deloor | |
| 1935 | | BEL | Gustaaf Deloor | |