NEW YORK, May 2, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association kicks off American Stroke Month with the launch of CycleNation™. CycleNation™ is a cycling movement, nationally sponsored by Amgen Cardiovascular and CycleBar, to empower the nation to use road bikes, stationary bikes and community indoor cycling classes to get brain and heart healthy while raising funds to continue to support research and community programs to reduce stroke and heart disease.