Year-by-year breakdown of every winner of the Tour de France combativity award since its addition to the race in 1956.
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HISTORY OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE HOMEPAGE
| Year | Winner |
| 1956 | Darrigade |
| 1957 | Barone |
| 1958 | Bahamontes |
| 1959 | Saint |
| 1960 | Graczyk |
| 1961 | Équipe Ouest-Sud-Ouest |
| 1962 | Pauwels |
| 1963 | Van Looy |
| 1964 | Anglade |
| 1965 | Gimondi |
| 1966 | Altig |
| 1967 | Letort |
| 1968 | Pingeon |
| 1969 | Merckx |
| 1970 | Merckx |
| 1971 | Ocana |
| 1972 | Guimard |
| 1973 | Ocana |
| 1974 | Merckx |
| 1975 | Merckx |
| 1976 | Delisle |
| 1977 | Knetemann |
| 1978 | Wellens |
| 1979 | Kuiper (after declaffiication of Zoetemelk) |
| 1980 | Levavasseur |
| 1981 | Hinault |
| 1982 | Clère |
| 1983 | Demierre (S.) |
| 1984 | Hinault |
| 1985 | Ducrot |
| 1986 | Hinault |
| 1987 | Clère |
| 1988 | Simon (J.) |
| 1989 | Fignon |
| 1990 | Chozas |
| 1991 | Chiappucci |
| 1992 | Chiappucci |
| 1993 | Ghirotto |
| 1994 | Poli |
| 1995 | Buenahora |
| 1996 | Virenque |
| 1997 | Virenque |
| 1998 | Durand |
| 1999 | Durand |
| 2000 | Dekker |
| 2001 | Jalabert (L.) |
| 2002 | Jalabert (L.) |
| 2003 | Vinokourov |
| 2004 | Virenque |
| 2005 | Pereiro |
| 2006 | David de la Fuente |
| 2007 | Txurruka |
| 2008 | Chavanel (Sy.) |
| 2009 | Non attribué (*) |
| 2010 | Chavanel (Sy.) |
| 2011 | Roy |
| 2012 | Sörensen (C.A.) |
| 2013 | Riblon |
| 2014 | De Marchi |
| 2015 | Bardet |
| 2016 | Sagan (P.) |
| 2017 | Barguil |
| 2018 | Martin (D.) |
| 2019 | Alaphilippe |