The Hitec Products rider, one of the pre-race favourites, finished ahead of compatriot Nina Kessler of Lensworld-Zannata and Canada’s Leah Kirchmann of Liv-Plantur.

"It might have looked easy but it wasn't," the 33-year-old Wild, winner of the Tour de Yorkshire event in April, told the BBC.

"With our team, the plan was to go for the final sprint.

"The team was really strong and I was happy to pull it off."

The top British finisher was national champion Hannah Barnes of Canyon SRAM in ninth place, with her sister Alice, who rides for Drops Cycling Team, placing 10th.

Dani King, controversially omitted from Britain's road race team for next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, finished outside the top 10 in the 66 kilometres race around the streets of central London. 

"She's amazing," the London 2012 team pursuit gold medallist said of Wild.

"She's fresh going to Rio tomorrow and she was always going to be one of the favourites to win here.

"She gets herself in the right position and then there is no coming round her."

Australia’s Chloe Hosking of Wiggle High5 led the race going into the last few hundred metres but fell away during the final sprint stage and was unable to build on her La Course victory in Paris on Sunday (July 24).

The International Cycling Union awarded WorldTour status to this year's women’s professional road race in September of last year. 

The race is the 13th of 17 events on the WorldTour, which took over from the Women’s Road World Cup in March.

The WorldTour, made up of 13 one-day races and four stage races, is the leading series for women’s professional cycling and was established to help continue the fast growth of the sport.

The men's professional road race is due to take place tomorrow. 

First held in 2013, RideLondon also features amateur races and sees more than 95,000 riders of all ages and abilities take part overall.