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| 2024 |  | NED | Harrie Lavreysen | |
| 2023 | | NED | Harrie Lavreysen | |
| 2022 | | NED | Harrie Lavreysen | |
| 2021 | | NED | Harrie Lavreysen | |
| 2020 | | NED | Harrie Lavreysen | |
| 2019 | | NED | Harrie Lavreysen | |
| 2018 |  | AUS | Matthew Glaetzer | |
| 2017 |  | RUS | Denis Dmitriev | |
| 2016 |  | GBR | Jason Kenny | |
| 2015 |  | FRA | Gregory Bauge | |
| 2014 | | FRA | Francois Pervis | |
| 2013 |  | GER | Stefan Bötticher | |
| 2012 | | FRA | Gregory Bauge | |
| 2011 | | GBR | Jason Kenny | |
| 2010 | | FRA | Gregory Bauge | |
| 2009 | | FRA | Gregory Bauge | |
| 2008 | | GBR | Chris Hoy | |
| 2007 | | NED | Theo Bos | |
| 2006 | | NED | Theo Bos | |
| 2005 | | GER | Rene Wolff | |
| 2004 | | NED | Theo Bos | |
| 2003 | | FRA | Laurent Gane | |
| 2002 | | AUS | Sean Eadie | |
| 2001 | | FRA | Arnaud Tournant | |
| 2000 | | GER | Jan van Eijden | |
| 1999 | | FRA | Laurent Gane | |
| 1998 | | FRA | Florian Rousseau | |
| 1997 | | FRA | Florian Rousseau | |
| 1996 | | FRA | Florian Rousseau | |
| 1995 | | AUS | Darryn Hill | |
| 1994 |  | USA | Marty Nothstein | |
| 1993 | | AUS | Gary Neiwand | |
| 1992 | | GER | Michael Hübner | |
| 1990 | | GER | Michael Hübner | |
| 1989 |  | ITA | Claudio Golinelli | |
| 1988 | | AUS | Stephen Pate | |
| 1987 |  | JPN | Nobuyuki Tawara | |
| 1986 | | JPN | Koichi Nakano | |
| 1985 | | JPN | Koichi Nakano | |
| 1984 | | JPN | Koichi Nakano | |
| 1983 | | JPN | Koichi Nakano | |
| 1982 | | JPN | Koichi Nakano | |
| 1981 | | JPN | Koichi Nakano | |
| 1980 | | JPN | Koichi Nakano | |
| 1979 | | JPN | Koichi Nakano | |
| 1978 | | JPN | Koichi Nakano | |
| 1977 | | JPN | Koichi Nakano | |
| 1976 | | AUS | John Nicholson | |
| 1975 | | AUS | John Nicholson | |
| 1974 |  | DEN | Peder Pedersen | |
| 1973 |  | BEL | Robert van Lancker | |
| 1972 | | BEL | Robert van Lancker | |
| 1971 | | NED | Leijn Loevesijn | |
| 1970 | | AUS | Gordon Johnson | |
| 1969 | | BEL | Patrick Sercu | |
| 1968 | | ITA | Giuseppe Beghetto | |
| 1967 | | BEL | Patrick Sercu | |
| 1966 | | ITA | Giuseppe Beghetto | |
| 1965 | | ITA | Giuseppe Beghetto | |
| 1964 | | ITA | Antonio Maspes | |
| 1963 | | ITA | Sante Gaiardoni | |
| 1962 | | ITA | Antonio Maspes | |
| 1961 | | ITA | Antonio Maspes | |
| 1960 | | ITA | Antonio Maspes | |
| 1959 | | ITA | Antonio Maspes | |
| 1958 | | FRA | Michel Rousseau | |
| 1957 | | NED | Jan Derksen | |
| 1956 | | ITA | Antonio Maspes | |
| 1955 | | ITA | Antonio Maspes | |
| 1954 | | GBR | Reginald Harris | |
| 1953 | | NED | Arie van Vliet | |
| 1952 |  | SUI | Oscar Plattner | |
| 1951 | | GBR | Reginald Harris | |
| 1950 | | GBR | Reginald Harris | |
| 1949 | | GBR | Reginald Harris | |
| 1948 | | NED | Arie van Vliet | |
| 1947 | | NED | Jef Scherens | |
| 1946 | | NED | Jan Derksen | |
| 1938 | | NED | Arie van Vliet | |
| 1937 | | BEL | Jef Scherens | |
| 1936 | | BEL | Jef Scherens | |
| 1935 | | BEL | Jef Scherens | |
| 1934 | | BEL | Jef Scherens | |
| 1933 | | BEL | Jef Scherens | |
| 1932 | | BEL | Jef Scherens | |
| 1931 | | DEN | Willy Falck Hansen | |
| 1930 | | FRA | Lucien Michard | |
| 1929 | | FRA | Lucien Michard | |
| 1928 | | FRA | Lucien Michard | |
| 1927 | | FRA | Lucien Michard | |
| 1926 | | NED | Piet Moeskops | |
| 1925 | | SUI | Ernst Kaufmann | |
| 1924 | | NED | Piet Moeskops | |
| 1923 | | NED | Piet Moeskops | |
| 1922 | | NED | Piet Moeskops | |
| 1921 | | NED | Piet Moeskops | |
| 1920 | | AUS | Bob Spears | |
| 1913 | | GER | Walter Rütt | |
| 1912 | | USA | Frank Kramer | |
| 1911 | | DEN | Thorvald Ellegaard | |
| 1910 | | FRA | Emile Friol | |
| 1909 | | FRA | Victor Dupre | |
| 1908 | | DEN | Thorvald Ellegaard | |
| 1907 | | FRA | Emile Friol | |
| 1906 | | DEN | Thorvald Ellegaard | |
| 1905 | | FRA | Gabriel Poulain | |
| 1904 | | USA | Iver Lawson | |
| 1903 | | DEN | Thorvald Ellegaard | |
| 1902 | | DEN | Thorvald Ellegaard | |
| 1901 | | DEN | Thorvald Ellegaard | |
| 1900 | | FRA | Edmond Jacquelin | |
| 1899 | | USA | Major Taylor | |
| 1898 | | USA | George Banker | |
| 1897 | | GER | Willy Arend | |
| 1896 | | FRA | Paul Bourillon | |
| 1895 | | BEL | Robert Protin | |
| 1894 | | GER | August Lehr | |
| 1893 | | USA | Arthur Zimmerman | |