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Das Regenbogentrikot kennzeichnet den amtierenden Weltmeister.
Der amtierende Weltmeister ist berechtigt während der gesamten Saison das Regenbogentrikot zu tragen. Die Fahrer treten anders als bei der UCI ProTour in Nationalmannschaften an.
| 2024 | Tadej Pogacar | SVN |
| 2023 | Mathieu van der Poel | NED |
| 2022 | Remco Evenepoel | BEL |
| 2021 | Julian Alaphilippe | FRA |
| 2020 | Julian Alaphilippe | FRA |
| 2019 | Mads Pedersen | DEN |
| 2018 | Alejandro Valverde | ESP |
| 2017 | Peter Sagan | SVK |
| 2016 | Peter Sagan | SVK |
| 2015 | Peter Sagan | SVK |
| 2014 | Michal Kwiatkowski | POL |
| 2013 | Rui Costa | POR |
| 2012 | Philippe Gilbert | BEL |
| 2011 | Mark Cavendish | GBR |
| 2010 | Thor Hushovd | NOR |
| 2009 | Cadel Evans | AUS |
| 2008 | Alessandro Ballan | ITA |
| 2007 | Paolo Bettini | ITA |
| 2006 | Paolo Bettini | ITA |
| 2005 | Tom Boonen | BEL |
| 2004 | Oscar Freire Gomez | ESP |
| 2003 | Igor Astarloa | ESP |
| 2002 | Mario Cipollini | ITA |
| 2001 | Oscar Freire Gomez | ESP |
| 2000 | Romans Vainsteins | LET |
| 1999 | Oscar Freire Gomez | ESP |
| 1998 | Oscar Camenzind | CH |
| 1997 | Laurent Brochard | FRA |
| 1996 | Johan Museeuw | BEL |
| 1995 | Abraham Olano | ESP |
| 1994 | Luc Leblanc | FRA |
| 1993 | Lance Armstrong | USA |
| 1992 | Gianni Bugno | ITA |
| 1991 | Gianni Bugno | ITA |
| 1990 | Rudi Dhaenens | BEL |
| 1989 | Greg LeMond | USA |
| 1988 | Maurizio Fondriest | ITA |
| 1987 | Stephen Roche | IRL |
| 1986 | Moreno Argentin | ITA |
| 1985 | Joop Zoetemelk | NED |
| 1984 | Claude Criquelion | BEL |
| 1983 | Greg LeMond | USA |
| 1982 | Giuseppe Saronni | ITA |
| 1981 | Freddy Maertens | BEL |
| 1980 | Bernard Hinault | FRA |
| 1979 | Jan Raas | NED |
| 1978 | Gerrie Knetemann | NED |
| 1977 | Francesco Moser | ITA |
| 1976 | Freddy Maertens | BEL |
| 1975 | Hennie Kuiper | NED |
| 1974 | Eddy Merckx | BEL |
| 1973 | Felice Gimondi | ITA |
| 1972 | Marino Basso | ITA |
| 1971 | Eddy Merckx | BEL |
| 1970 | Jean-Pierre Monsere | BEL |
| 1969 | Harm Ottenbros | NED |
| 1968 | Vittorio Adorni | ITA |
| 1967 | Eddy Merckx | BEL |
| 1966 | Rudi Altig | D |
| 1965 | Tom Simpson | GB |
| 1964 | Jan Janssen | NED |
| 1963 | Benoni Beheyt | BEL |
| 1962 | Jean Stablinski | FRA |
| 1961 | Rik van Looy | BEL |
| 1960 | Rik van Looy | BEL |
| 1959 | André Darrigade | FRA |
| 1958 | Ercole Baldini | ITA |
| 1957 | Rik van Steenbergen | BEL |
| 1956 | Rik van Steenbergen | BEL |
| 1955 | Stan Ockers | BEL |
| 1954 | Louison Bobet | FRA |
| 1953 | Fausto Coppi | ITA |
| 1952 | Heinz Müller | D |
| 1951 | Ferdy Kübler | CH |
| 1950 | Alberic Schotte | BEL |
| 1949 | Rik van Steenbergen | BEL |
| 1948 | Alberic Schotte | BEL |
| 1947 | Theo Middelkamp | NED |
| 1946 | Hans Knecht | CH |
| 1938 | Marcel Kint | BEL |
| 1937 | Eloi Meulenberg | BEL |
| 1936 | Antonin Magne | FRA |
| 1935 | Jean Aerts | BEL |
| 1934 | Karel Kaers | BEL |
| 1933 | Georges Speicher | FRA |
| 1932 | Alfredo Binda | ITA |
| 1931 | Learco Guerra | ITA |
| 1930 | Alfredo Binda | ITA |
| 1929 | Georges Ronsse | BEL |
| 1928 | Georges Ronsse | BEL |
| 1927 | Alfredo Binda | ITA |