| Year | Best climber |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Richard Carapaz |
| 2023 | Giulio Ciccone |
| 2022 | Jonas Vingegaard |
| 2021 | Tadej Pogacar |
| 2020 | Tadej Pogacar |
| 2019 | Romain Bardet (Fra) |
| 2018 | Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) |
| 2017 | Warren Barguil (Fra) |
| 2016 | Rafal Majka (Pol) |
| 2015 | Christopher Froome (Gbr) |
| 2014 | Rafal Majka (Pol) |
| 2013 | Nairo Quintana (Col) |
| 2012 | Thomas Voeckler (Fra) |
| 2011 | Samuel Sánchez (Esp) |
| 2010 | Anthony Charteau (Fra) |
| 2009 | Franco Pellizotti* (Ita) |
| 2008 | Bernhard Kohl* (Aut) |
| 2007 | Mauricio Soler (Col) |
| 2006 | Michael Rasmussen (Dnk) |
| 2005 | Michael Rasmussen (Dnk) |
| 2004 | Richard Virenque (Fra) |
| 2003 | Richard Virenque (Fra) |
| 2002 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
| 2001 | Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
| 2000 | Santiago Botero (Col) |
| 1999 | Richard Virenque (Fra) |
| 1998 | Christophe Rinero (Fra) |
| 1997 | Richard Virenque (Fra) |
| 1996 | Richard Virenque (Fra) |
| 1995 | Richard Virenque (Fra) |
| 1994 | Richard Virenque (Fra) |
| 1993 | Tony Rominger (Ch) |
| 1992 | Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
| 1991 | Claudio Chiappucci (Ita) |
| 1990 | Thierry Claveyrolat (Fra) |
| 1989 | Gert-Jan Theunisse (Nld) |
| 1988 | Steven Rooks (Nld) |
| 1987 | Luis Herrera (Col) |
| 1986 | Bernard Hinault (Fra) |
| 1985 | Luis Herrera (Col) |
| 1984 | Robert Millar (Gbr) |
| 1983 | Lucien van Impe (Bel) |
| 1982 | Bernard Vallet (Fra) |
| 1981 | Lucien van Impe (Bel) |
| 1980 | Raymond Martin (Fra) |
| 1979 | Giovanni Battaglin (Ita) |
| 1978 | Mariano Martinez (Fra) |
| 1977 | Lucien van Impe (Bel) |
| 1976 | Giancarlo Bellini (Ita) |
| 1975 | Lucien van Impe (Bel) |
| 1974 | Domingo Perurena (Esp) |
| 1973 | Pedro Torres (Esp) |
| 1972 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) |
| 1971 | Lucien Van Impe (Bel) |
| 1970 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1969 | Eddy Merckx (Bel) |
| 1968 | Aurelio González Puente (Esp) |
| 1967 | Julio Jiménez (Esp) |
| 1966 | Julio Jiménez (Esp) |
| 1965 | Julio Jiménez (Esp) |
| 1964 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) |
| 1963 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) |
| 1962 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) |
| 1961 | Imerio Massignan (Ita) |
| 1960 | Imerio Massignan (Ita) |
| 1959 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) |
| 1958 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) |
| 1957 | Gastone Nencini (Ita) |
| 1956 | Charly Gaul (Lux) |
| 1955 | Charly Gaul (Lux) |
| 1954 | Federico Bahamontes (Esp) |
| 1953 | Jesús Loroño (Esp) |
| 1952 | Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
| 1951 | Raphaël Géminiani (Fra) |
| 1950 | Louison Bobet (Fra) |
| 1949 | Fausto Coppi (Ita) |
| 1948 | Gino Bartali (Ita) |
| 1947 | Pierre Brambilla (Ita) |
| 1939 | Sylvère Maes (Bel) |
| 1938 | Gino Bartali (Ita) |
| 1937 | Félicien Vervaecke (Bel) |
| 1936 | Julián Berrendero (Esp) |
| 1935 | Félicien Vervaecke (Bel) |
| 1934 | René Vietto (Fra) |
| 1933 | Vicente Trueba (Esp) |
*Disqualified