Question: How many regions that are very self-governing are there in the home country of Tour de France record holder Lucien Van Impe ?

text: Tour de France records and statistics
Appearances

This is a list of records and statistics in the Tour de France, road cycling's premier competitive event. One rider has been King of the Mountains, won the combination classification, combativity award, the points competition, and the Tour in the same year - Eddy Merckx in 1969, which was also the first year he participated. Twice the Tour was won by a racer who never wore the yellow jersey until the race was over. In 1947, Jean Robic overturned a three-minute deficit on a 257 km final stage into Paris. In 1968, Jan Janssen of the Netherlands secured his win in the individual time trial on the last day. The Tour has been won four times by a racer who led the general classification on the first stage and held the lead all the way to Paris. Maurice Garin did it during the Tour's very first edition, 1903; he repeated the feat the next year, but the results were nullified as a response to widespread cheating. Ottavio Bottecchia completed a GC start-to-finish sweep in 1924. In 1928, Nicolas Frantz also led the GC for the entire race, and the final podium was made up of three riders from his Alcyon-Dunlop team. 1935, Belgian Romain Maes took the lead in the first stage, and never gave it away. There have been four tours in which a racer has taken over the GC lead on the second stage and held the lead all the way to Paris. After dominating the ITT during Stage 1B of the 1961 Tour de France Jacques Anquetil held the Maillot Jaune from the first day all the way to Paris.
Participations Finishes Name Nationality
18 ( 2001-2018 ) 16 ( 2001-2006 , 2008-2011 , 2013-2018 ) Sylvain Chavanel France
17 ( 1996-2012 ) 13 ( 1997-2003 , 2007-2012 ) George Hincapie United States
17 ( 1997-2013 ) 15 ( 1997-1999 , 2001-2006 , 2008-2013 ) Stuart O'Grady Australia
17 ( 1998-2014 ) 14 ( 1998-2002 , 2004 , 2006-2008 , 2010-2014 ) Jens Voigt Germany
16 ( 1970-1973 , 1975-1986 ) 16 ( 1970-1973 , 1975-1986 ) Joop Zoetemelk Netherlands
16 ( 2001-2009 , 2011-2017 ) 15 ( 2001-2003 , 2005-2009 , 2011-2017 ) Haimar Zubeldia Spain
15 ( 1969-1981 , 1983 , 1985 ) 15 ( 1969-1981 , 1983 , 1985 ) Lucien Van Impe Belgium
15 ( 1990-1998 , 2000-2004 , 2006 ) 15 ( 1990-1998 , 2000-2004 , 2006 ) Viatcheslav Ekimov Russia
15 ( 1980-1994 ) 13 ( 1981-1982 , 1984-1994 ) Guy Nulens Belgium
15 ( 1996-2010 ) 11 ( 1996-1997 , 1999-2000 , 2003-2007 , 2009-2010 ) Christophe Moreau France
15 ( 2003-2017 ) 15 ( 2003-2017 ) Thomas Voeckler France
14 ( 1953-1966 ) 13 ( 1953-1962 , 1964-1966 ) André Darrigade France
14 ( 1994-2004 , 2006-2008 ) 13 ( 1995-2004 , 2006-2008 ) Erik Zabel Germany
14 ( 1978-1985 , 1987-1992 ) 12 ( 1978-1985 , 1988-1990 , 1992 ) Sean Kelly Ireland
14 ( 1962-1976 ) 11 ( 1962-1965 , 1967 , 1969-1972 , 1974-1976 ) Raymond Poulidor France
14 ( 1908-1914 , 1920-1928 ) 0 7 ( 1909-1914 , 1921 ) Jules Deloffre France
13 ( 1981-1988 , 1989-1994 ) 13 ( 1981-1988 , 1989-1994 ) Phil Anderson Australia
13 ( 1969-1975 , 1977-1981 , 1983 ) 12 ( 1969-1975 , 1977-1980 , 1983 ) Joaquim Agostinho Portugal
13 ( 1974-1982 , 1984 , 1986-1988 ) 11 ( 1974-1975 , 1977-1982 , 1984 , 1986-1987 ) Gerrie Knetemann Netherlands
13 ( 1977-1989 ) 11 ( 1977-1985 , 1987 , 1989 ) Henk Lubberding Netherlands