24 Cyclists Ride From Norwalk To Westport In Memorial To Alex Pretti
Photos courtesy of Lori Hillsberg, story by J.C. Martin
The ride to honor Alex Pretti, killed by ICE on January 24, 2026 began in the freezing cold at Calf Pasture beach in Norwalk and riders crossed the Ruth Steinkraus Memorial Bridge in Westport as they wound their way to Compo Beach. Twenty four hearty souls from Norwalk, Fairfield, Greenwich, even from as far as Kent joined others on the 6.5 mile ride.
After pausing at Compo Beach, they returned to Calf Pasture, again crossing the Steinkraus bridge. Ride organizer Burton Avery described the sub-freezing, 27º weather with light wind and full sun as “perfect” for a bike ride. If you say so, Burton!
A large group turned out to see the riders off, including Norwalk former Mayor Harry Rilling (blue coat) and wife Lucia (white coat).
Pretti was an avid bike rider, well known in the Minneapolis biking community. More than 100 rides in honor of Pretti took place across the country yesterday. The website Pinkbike also has a post on the nationwide rides and Pretti, who was an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and was only 37 years old when his life was cut short by ICE agents.
Ride details wer reported yesterday in WestportLocalPress: Alex Pretti Memorial Ride.