Italy's Giorgia Bronzini beat Marianne Vos in the last few meters to win cycling's Ridelondon Grand Prix.
Olympic silver medallist Lizzie Armitstead was third, in front of Eileen Roe and British street race champion and Olympic gold medallist Laura Trott, who completed fourth and fifth individually.
"I truly needed to win in this wonderful city," said Bronzini.
Gioriga Bronzini beats Marinne Vos to win the Women's Grand Prix in London
Bronzini was excited to win the race after barely passing up a great opportunity in London amid the 2012 Olympics
"Ladies' cycling is brimming with force and we don't have anything short of what the men and we demonstrated that."
In a show of quality crosswise over British ladies' cycling, seven of the main 10 finishers of the 1.3-mile lap race around London's St James' Park were British.
Ridelondon pulled in a large number of cycling fans to England's capital city, who could ride the courses the experts contend on.
Ride London
A large number of cycling fans took to London's boulevards for the occasion, which proceeds Sunday
The occasion proceeds Sunday when 2012 Tour de France victor and Olympic gold medallist Sir Bradley Wiggins contends in the men's Classic 100-mile Surrey to London race for Team Sky.
The occasion will be show live on BBC One and online from 14:00 BST.
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