| Year and site | Rider | Nation |
| 1927 Nürburg | |
| 1928 Budapest | |
| 1929 Zürich | |
| 1930 Liège | |
| 1931 Copenhagen | |
| 1932 Rome | |
| 1933 Montlhéry | |
| 1934 Leipzig | |
| 1935 Floreffe | |
| 1936 Berne | |
| 1937 Copenhagen | |
| 1938 Valkenburg | |
| 1946 Zürich | |
| 1947 Reims | |
| 1948 Valkenburg | |
| 1949 Copenhagen | |
| 1950 Moorslede | |
| 1951 Varese | |
| 1952 Luxembourg | |
| 1953 Lugano | |
| 1954 Solingen | |
| 1955 Frascati | |
| 1956 Copenhagen | |
| 1957 Waregem | |
| 1958 Reims | |
| 1959 Zandvoort | |
| | Year and site | Rider | Nation |
| 1960 Karl-Marx-Stadt | |
| 1961 Berne | |
| 1962 Salò di Garda | |
| 1963 Ronse | |
| 1964 Sallanches | |
| 1965 San Sebastián | |
| 1966 Nürburg | |
| 1967 Heerlen | |
| 1968 Imola | |
| 1969 Zolder | |
| 1970 Leicester | |
| 1971 Mendrisio | |
| 1972 Gap | |
| 1973 Barcelona | |
| 1974 Montreal | |
| 1975 Yvoir | |
| 1976 Ostuni | |
| 1977 San Cristóbal | |
| 1978 Nürburg | |
| 1979 Valkenburg | |
| 1980 Sallanches | |
| 1981 Brno | |
| 1982 Goodwood | |
| 1983 Altenrhein | |
| 1984 Barcelona | |
| 1985 Giavera del Montello | |
| | Year and site | Rider | Nation |
| 1986 Colorado Springs | |
| 1987 Villach | |
| 1988 Ronse | |
| 1989 Chambéry | |
| 1990 Utsunomiya | |
| 1991 Stuttgart | |
| 1992 Benidorm | |
| 1993 Oslo | |
| 1994 Agrigento | |
| 1995 Duitama | |
| 1996 Lugano | |
| 1997 San Sebastián | |
| 1998 Valkenburg | |
| 1999 Verona | |
| 2000 Plouay | |
| 2001 Lisbon | |
| 2002 Zolder/Hasselt | |
| 2003 Hamilton | |
| 2004 Verona | |
| 2005 Madrid | |
| 2006 Salzburg | |
| 2007 Stuttgart | |
| 2008 Varese | |
| 2009 Mendrisio | |
| 2010 Geelong | |
| 2011 Copenhagen | |
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