World Cup
| YEAR | WINNER | SECOND | THIRD |
| 1988 | Steven Rooks (NL) | Sean Kelly (IRL), Adri van der Poel (NL) | |
| 1989 | Sean Kelly (IRL) | Tony Rominger (CH) | Rolf Sørensen (DK) |
| 1990 | Gianni Bugno (I) | Rudy Dhaenens (B) | Sean Kelly (IRL) |
| 1991 | Maurizio Fondriest (I) | Laurent Jalabert (F) | Rolf Sørensen (DK) |
| 1992 | Olaf Ludwig (D) | Tony Rominger (CH) | Davide Cassani (I) |
| 1993 | Maurizio Fondriest (I) | Johan Museeuw (B) | Maximilian Sciandri (GB) |
| 1994 | Gianluca Bortolami (I) | Johan Museeuw (B) | Andrei Tchmil (MOL) |
| 1995 | Johan Museeuw (B) | Andrei Tchmil (MOL) | Laurent Jalabert (F) |
| 1996 | Johan Museeuw (B) | Andrea Ferrigato (I) | Michele Bartoli (I) |
| 1997 | Michele Bartoli (I) | Rolf Sørensen (DK) | Andrea Tafi (I) |
| 1998 | Michele Bartoli (I) | Leon van Bon (NL) | Andrea Tafi (I) |
| 1999 | Andrei Tchmil (B) | Michael Boogerd (NL) | Frank Vandenbroucke (B) |
| 2000 | Erik Zabel (D) | Andrei Tchmil (B) | Francesco Casagrande (I) |
| 2001 | Erik Dekker (NL) | Erik Zabel (D) | Romans Vainsteins (LAT) |
| 2002 | Paolo Bettini (I) | Johan Museeuw (B) | Michele Bartoli (I) |
| 2003 | Paolo Bettini (I) | Michael Boogerd (NL) | Peter van Petegem (B) |
| 2004 | Paolo Bettini (I) | Davide Rebellin (I) | Oscar Freire (E) |