The Dutchwoman attacked in the closing laps of the women's 10 kilometre scratch race at the Apeldoorn velodrome.

Wild made the move after a break from Katie Archibald, with the 35-year-old then passing her tiring British rival to head solo to the finish.

She had time to celebrate the victory before crossing the line, with Wild regaining the title she won back in 2015.

Belgium's Jolien D'Hoore claimed the silver medal, with Denmark's Amalie Dideriksen completing the podium places.

It was the first of two gold medals for the host nation on the opening day, as the Dutch men's sprint team triumphed in the final.

Having set the fastest time in qualifying and the first round, the Dutch team began as favourites against a British line-up who were trying to win the world title for the first time since 2005, despite having claimed gold at the last three Olympics.

Nils van 't Hoenderdaal, Harrie Lavreysen and Matthijs Büchli prevented Britain from ending that drought, with the Dutch trio winning in a time of 42.727 seconds.

The silver medal still marked a promising return to competition for Britain's Jason Kenny, following a year hiatus after he won three gold medals at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

He was joined by Phillips Hindes and Jack Carlin in the gold medal ride, where they ended as runners-up in 43.231.

Bronze was earned by France, as François Pervis, Sébastien Vigier and Michaël D'Almeida clocked 43.373 to beat Russia.

The Netherlands had the potential to claim all three golds on the opening day, after progressing to the women's team sprint final.

They were unable to claim victory, with Germany's Miriam Welte and Kristina Vogel proving too strong as they secured gold in a time of 32.605.

Kyra Lamberink and Shanne Braspennincx took the silver medal in 33.124, while Russia's Daria Shmeleva and Anastasia Voynova claimed bronze by beating China in their ride-off.

Team pursuit qualification began today, with the United States leading the way in the women's event, ahead of Olympic champions Britain.

Britain and Denmark qualified for the men's gold medal ride, after they overcame Italy and Germany in their respective first round rides.