Blythe returned to Belgium to ride for the DAVO squad in 2009, under the tutelage of
Kurt Van De Wouwer, a former professional. He had joined pro-tour team as a trainee in July 2009, it was announced on 7 September 2009 that he had signed a two-year contract with Silence-Lotto in the wake of a string of good results for the team. In 2012, Blythe followed his teammate and close friend
Philippe Gilbert to the . In 2014, Blythe rode for the newly formed British team. After a very successful year competing on the British domestic scene, Blythe joined Australian team for the 2015 season. After one season there in August 2015 it was announced that Blythe would be moving to for the 2016 season, where he would be reunited with directeur sportif
Sean Yates, who worked with Blythe during his time with NFTO. With folding at the end of 2016, Blythe joined the squad for its inaugural season in 2017. Following the announcement of 's collapse, in September 2018 Blythe announced that he would return to for the 2019 season, linking up with former teammate
Caleb Ewan as part of the latter's
sprint train, with an additional role as a
domestique for the team's
classics squad. In October 2019, Blythe announced that he would retire at the end of the season. ==Post-racing career==