By Jennifer Gollan, Staff Writer Jan 31, 2026 (SFChronicle.com)
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Bicyclists depart from San Francisco’s Ferry Building during Saturday’s tribute to Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Veterans Affairs nurse who was fatally shot by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis a week ago.Yalonda M. James/S.F. Chronicle
Hundreds of San Francisco bicyclists joined riders across the country Saturday to memorialize Alex Pretti, an intensive care nurse and avid mountain biker who was shot dead by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis one week earlier.
The ride took cyclists from the Ferry Building to Golden Gate Park and Ocean Beach, then past Crissy Field and through North Beach. The trek coincided with more than 200 memorial rides that drew thousands of cyclists in at least a dozen countries. Bay Area memorial rides also drew cyclists in Oakland, San Jose and Marin, while U.S. rides were held in Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Seattle and several smaller towns in almost every state.
