Hivert won the second stage of the Tour Of Romandy in Switzerland this afternoon.
Bradley Wiggins was in yellow after his win yesterday going into this 149.1km stage from Montb to Moutier.
The Team Sky rider was in the peloton some 2.38 back behind Lotto's Lars Bak and Christian Meier who had been part of a six man break.
Again as the race went under the flam rouge, everyone was back together for bunch sprint and it wad Saur Sojasun's Jonathan Hivert who was first over the line in a time of 3.48.11 ahead of Costa and Sanchez.
Bradley Wiggins keeps his leaders jersey leading team-mate Michael Rogers by seven seconds.