Scott, 21, will ride with the team for the second consecutive year – one of only two riders retained from 2016 – having made his Tour of Britain debut with them in September.

Gardner, meanwhile, is a new addition to the roster, with the 20-year-old having previously raced in America with the Astellas Cycling Team.

Finally, Stewart will link up with the team after riding at Challenge Mallorca for the Great Britain team. The 21-year-old raced at last year’s Tour de Yorkshire and Tour of Britain for the national team too.

The line-up is completed by Germany’s Jonas Bokeloh, Dutch duo Davy Gunst and Bas Tietema, Canadians Adam Jamieson and Sean MacKinnon, New Zealander Regan Gough, Poland’s Przemyslaw Kasperkiewicz and Belgian rider Massimo Vanderaerden.

Bokeloh, 20, won the junior world road race in 2014, while Gough kicked off his 2017 season by being crowned national under-23 time trial champion.

While no longer Ireland’s biggest team – new UCI ProContinental outfit Aqua Blue Sport can now claim that honour – AnPost-Chain Reaction Cycles are still likely to be a decent presence on the international scene.

Their early-season calendar already includes the GP Cycliste la Marseillaise and Etoile de Besseges in France, while they are Tour of Britain regulars too.

AnPost-Chain Reaction team for 2017

Dan Gardner (GBR)
Jacob Scott (GBR)
Mark Stewart (GBR)
Damien Shaw (IRL)
Matthew Teggart (IRL)
Sean McKenna (IRL)
Connor Hennebry (IRL)
Jonas Bokeloh (GER)
Regan Gough (NZL)
Davy Gunst (NED)
Adam Jamieson (CAN)
Prezemyslaw Kasperkiewicz (POL)
Sean MacKinnon (CAN)
Bas Tietema (NED)
Massimo Vanderaerden (BEL)