Daymond Martens

Daymond Martens, born on 11 September 1995 in Chimay, Hainaut, is a Belgian motorcycle racer who specialises in motocross and sand racing. The son of a motocross rider, he began riding at the age of four, became Belgian Junior Championship champion in the 85cc class in 2009 and won the SX250 Belgian Junior title in 2012. In 2013 he won the junior category at the Enduropale du Touquet, and in 2016 he was part of the Belgian team that won the Copa de l'Avenir. In 2017 he won the Enduropale du Touquet outright after a close battle with Adrien Van Beveren, which also secured the French Sand Racing Championship. He was second at the Enduropale in 2019 and third in the inaugural FIM Sand Races World Cup in 2023.