ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, ˈæftɚ spˈɛndɪŋ ɪlˈɛvən sˈiːzənz ɹˈaɪdɪŋ pɹəfˈɛʃənəli fɔːɹ ɪtˈæliən tˈiːmz, bˈɛldʒən skwˈɑːd ɐnˈaʊnst ðæt ɹˈɪʃeɪ wʊd dʒˈɔɪn ðˌɛm fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn ˌɔn ɐ tˈuːjˈɪɹ kˈɑːntɹækt, wɪð ɐ ɹˈoʊl æz ɐ lˈiːdˈaʊt mˈæn fɔːɹ mɑːɹsˈɛl kˈɪɾəl ænd fɜːnˈændoʊ ɡævˈɪɹiə.
In October 2015, after spending 11 seasons riding professionally for Italian teams, Belgian squad  announced that Richeze would join them from 2016 on a two-year contract, with a role as a lead-out man for Marcel Kittel and Fernando Gaviria.