2008 _ Carlos Sastre, Spain
2007 _ Alberto Contador, Spain
2006 _ x-Oscar Pereiro, Spain
2005 _ Lance Armstrong, United States
2004 _ Lance Armstrong, United States
2003 _ Lance Armstrong, United States
2002 _ Lance Armstrong, United States
2001 _ Lance Armstrong, United States
2000 _ Lance Armstrong, United States
1999 _ Lance Armstrong, United States
1998 _ Marco Pantani, Italy
1997 _ Jan Ullrich, Germany
1996 _ Bjarne Riis, Denmark
1995 _ Miguel Indurain, Spain
1994 _ Miguel Indurain, Spain
1993 _ Miguel Indurain, Spain
1992 _ Miguel Indurain, Spain
1991 _ Miguel Indurain, Spain
1990 _ Greg LeMond, United States
1989 _ Greg LeMond, United States
1988 _ Pedro Delgado, Spain
1987 _ Stephen Roche, Ireland
1986 _ Greg LeMond, United States
1985 _ Bernard Hinault, France
1984 _ Laurent Fignon, France
1983 _ Laurent Fignon, France
1982 _ Bernard Hinault, France
1981 _ Bernard Hinault, France
1980 _ Joop Zoetemelk, Netherlands
1979 _ Bernard Hinault, France
1978 _ Bernard Hinault, France
1977 _ Bernard Thevenet, France
1976 _ Lucien Van Impe, Belgium
1975 _ Bernard Thevenet, France
1974 _ Eddy Merckx, Belgium
1973 _ Luis Ocana, Spain
1972 _ Eddy Merckx, Belgium
1971 _ Eddy Merckx, Belgium
1970 _ Eddy Merckx, Belgium
1969 _ Eddy Merckx, Belgium
1968 _ Jan Jansen, Netherlands
1967 _ Roger Pingeon, France
1966 _ Lucian Almar, France
1965 _ Felice Gimondi, Italy
1964 _ Jacques Anquetil, France
1963 _ Jacques Anquetil, France
1962 _ Jacques Anquetil, France
1961 _ Jacques Anquetil, France
1960 _ Gastone Nencini, Italy
1959 _ Federico Bahamontes, Spain
1958 _ Charly Gaul, Luxembourg
1957 _ Jacques Anquetil, France
1956 _ Roger Walkowiak, France
1955 _ Louison Bobet, France
1954 _ Louison Bobet, France
1953 _ Louison Bobet, France
1952 _ Fausto Coppi, Italy
1951 _ Hugo Koblet, Switzerland
1950 _ Ferdinand Kubler, Switzerland
1949 _ Fausto Coppi, Italy
1948 _ Gino Bartali, Italy
1947 _ Jean Robic, France
1940-46 _ Tour cancelled, World War II
1939 _ Sylvare Maes, Belgium
1938 _ Gino Bartali, Italy
1937 _ Roger Lapeble, France
1936 _ Sylvere Maes, Belgium
1935 _ Romain Maes, Belgium
1934 _ Antonin Magne, France
1933 _ Georges Speicher, France
1932 _ Andre Leducq, France
1931 _ Antonin Magne, France
1930 _ Andre Leducq, France
1929 _ Maurice Dewsele, Belgium
1928 _ Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg
1927 _ Nicholas Frantz, Luxembourg
1926 _ Lucian Bruysee, Belgium
1925 _ Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy
1924 _ Ottavio Bottecchia, Italy
1923 _ Henri Pellissier, France
1922 _ Firmin Lambot, Belgium
1921 _ Leon Scieur, France
1920 _ Phillipe Thys, Belgium
1919 _ Firmin Lambot, Belgium
1915-18 _ Tour cancelled, World War I
1914 _ Phillipe Thys, Belgium
1913 _ Phillipe Thys, Belgium
1912 _ Odile Defraye, Belgium
1911 _ Gustave Farrigou, France
1910 _ Octave Lapize, France
1909 _ Francois Faber, Luxembourg
1908 _ Lucien Petit-Breton, France
1907 _ Lucien Petit-Breton, France
1906 _ Rene Pottier, France
1905 _ Louis Trousseller, France
1904 _ Henri Cornet, France
1903 _ Maurice Garin, France
x-awarded yellow jersey after Floyd Landis tested positive for synthetic testosterone
